Fructose-Enriched Cane Blend for Sauce Production from Germany
Blended syrup with fructose content exceeding 50% dry weight, mixing corn fructose and cane derivatives for ketchup and BBQ sauce bases. HTS 1702.60.22.00 applies as a note 4 blended product under GN15, designed for industrial saucing without final packaging. Excludes added flavors to stay in unflavored syrup category.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Verify no molasses residues push it into raw sugar definitions via dry state analysis
• Include bills of materials showing blend ratios for CBP verification of blended status
• Track USTR modifications to country allocations published in Federal Register