Bulk Maple-Cane Blended Pancake Syrup Base from Germany
A bulk blended syrup of maple and cane sugars for use as a base in producing pancake syrups, capable of further mixing, without consumer packaging. It is under HTS 1702.20.24 as a note 4 blended syrup entered (or restricted) per note 9 provisions.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Ensure bulk packaging and processing affidavits to prove non-retail status; check Secretary of Agriculture updates for any quota reservations
• Pitfall: mislabeling as retail product triggers higher duties or rejection