Commercial Maple Sugar Cane Syrup Mix from Mexico
A mix of maple syrup and cane sugar syrup for commercial food production, not packaged for end consumers, allowing further ingredient addition. Classified under HTS 1702.20.24 for note 4 blended maple syrups pursuant to note 9.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
16%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Document end-use for processing with buyer contracts; track fiscal year quotas via USDA
• Common issue: insufficient proof of 'capable of further processing' leads to denial