Cassava-Derived Fructose-Glucose Bulk Syrup from China
Bulk blended syrup from cassava root starch conversion, 38% fructose dry weight fitting 1702.40.28. Note 4 blended syrup for further mixing in food industry, excluding consumer packaging. Common in Asian import streams for U.S. processing.
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
• Confirm USTR country allocations; Mexico products may have separate rules
• Avoid entries near quota close; use bonds for pending raw value adjustments
• Test for anhedral crystals/molasess to distinguish from raw sugar subheadings