Root Beer Flavored Sugar Crystals from Germany
Coarse, flavored sugar crystals from cane, with root beer essence and over 65% dry sugar content in solid form. Under HTS 1701.91.48.00 as 'other' flavored articles subject to chapter 17 quotas, not qualifying for consumer pack exemptions. The crystalline structure and flavor meet solid sugar definitions.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Confirm no centrifugation residues to avoid 1701.13/14 raw sugar subs; track USTR country allocations
• Common pitfall: retail packaging triggers note exemptions—declare bulk
• Bond for quota overages if needed