Bulk Maple Syrup for Baking from China
Industrial-grade blended maple syrup designed for mixing into baking products, containing maple sugars blended with beet-derived sugars per U.S. note 4. Imported in large drums for further processing by bakeries, not for direct sale. Falls under this HTS as a blended syrup not prepared for ultimate consumer marketing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25.1%
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
• Document end-use for processing to qualify under note 4; include polarity tests for raw value per Treasury regulations
• Avoid retail labeling to prevent reclassification; monitor annual quota publications in Federal Register