Specialty Demerara Sugar Quota from China
Coarse light brown Demerara sugar from cane, solid crystals, imported as specialty sugar under U.S. note 5 provisions. Polarimeter reading adjusted to raw value for quota entry, with reserved quantities for specialty types. Classified as 'other' due to its non-standard refinement.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Obtain USTR certificate of eligibility for small allocation countries; test sucrose content in dry state
• Avoid molasses residues exceeding subheading specs to prevent reclass to 1701.13
• Declare exact polarization for raw value computation