Industrial Beet Sugar Maple Blend Syrup from Japan
Bulk syrup blending maple flavors with beet-derived sugars, designed for industrial food processing without flavoring or coloring additives. Classified in HTS 1702.20.28 per U.S. note 4 as a blended syrup not for immediate consumer use, allowing further mixing in products like sauces or confections. Its non-retail form and processible nature confirm this heading.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Confirm sugar origin (cane/beet) via polarity tests and provide proof of industrial end-use; avoid retail labeling to prevent reclassification
• Pitfall: Exceeding aggregate quotas triggers high over-quota duties