Blended Maple Cane Sugar Syrup from China
A blended syrup combining maple syrup with sugars derived from sugar cane, in liquid form without added flavoring or coloring, suitable for further industrial processing. It falls under HTS 1702.20.24 as a blended syrup described in additional U.S. note 4 to chapter 17, entered pursuant to the quantitative provisions of note 9, which prohibits such entries except under specific conditions.
Duty Rate — China → United States
23.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%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)
Import Tips
• Verify eligibility under additional U.S. note 9 and obtain necessary certificates as no aggregate quantity is allowed; confirm not prepared for retail sale to avoid reclassification
• Provide lab analysis proving sugar cane/beet content and processing intent