Maple Fructose Blend Syrup from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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