Organic Cane Specialty Sugar from China
This is a specialty cane sugar in solid form, certified organic and meeting the criteria for specialty sugars under HTS 1701.99.50.17 due to its high purity and unique processing for niche markets. It is chemically pure sucrose derived from cane, not fitting standard raw or refined categories.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%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)
Import Tips
• Verify eligibility under USDA specialty sugar quotas via certificates from the Secretary of Agriculture
• Provide polarity test results to confirm raw value for quota charging; common pitfall is miscalculating under 96-degree polarization
• Ensure documentation proves it's not for direct consumer retail to avoid reclassification