Maple Fructose Blend Syrup from China
Blended syrup of maple syrup and chemically pure fructose from cane sources, in bulk for further industrial blending, no coloring or flavoring added. HTS 1702.20.22 covers such maple-based blended syrups under U.S. note 4 and general note 15 provisions. Intended for processing, not direct consumption.
Duty Rate — China → United States
26%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Submit raw value calculations per Treasury regs using polarization degrees; coordinate with USTR for country-specific allocations
• Pitfall: misdeclaring as pure fructose risks 1702.40 reclass