Strawberry Sugar Pastilles from China
Solid, tablet-like confections from beet sugar with strawberry flavoring, exceeding 65% dry weight sugar as per U.S. note 2. HTS 1701.91.48.00 applies to these flavored solids not exempt as consumer packs, fitting the chapter's cane/beet sugar hierarchy. High sucrose purity and flavor addition are key classifiers.
Duty Rate — China → United States
22.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Secure licenses if tied to polyhydric alcohol production per U.S. notes; declare exact sugar percentages
• Pitfall: mislabeling as under 65% leads to quota shifts
• Use Treasury raw value methods for entry pending tests