Refined Cane Sugar Crystals from China
Coarse crystalline cane sugar refined to high purity (over 99.5° sucrose), in solid form for industrial use. Falls under HTS 1701.99.50.50 as other sugar not specified in centrifugal, raw, or flavored categories. Used in confectionery and beverage production.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide lab analysis proving sucrose polarity >99.5° to distinguish from raw sugar quotas
• Check Secretary of Agriculture quota allocations; specialty sugars may have reserved amounts
• Avoid common pitfall of misdeclaring as 1701.91 if moisture content suggests syrup form