Organic Maple Syrup Blend from China
A blended syrup primarily from maple sources mixed with cane sugars, meeting the criteria for blended syrups under additional U.S. note 4 to chapter 17, capable of further processing. It is imported in bulk for industrial use in food manufacturing, not packaged for retail consumers. This classification applies as it contains sugars from maple and is not ready for direct consumer marketing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
22.6%
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 compliance with additional U.S. note 4 by ensuring the syrup is capable of further processing and not consumer-ready; obtain Secretary of Agriculture approvals if quota-related
• Provide lab analysis for sugar content and raw value calculation to avoid misclassification
• Watch for quota zero limits on blended syrups to prevent entry denials