1702.60.22.00/High Fructose Corn Syrup Blend for Beverage Manufacturing/Japan

High Fructose Corn Syrup Blend for Beverage Manufacturing from Japan

A blended syrup containing over 50% fructose by dry weight, derived from corn starch hydrolysis and mixed with cane sugar syrups, used as a bulk sweetener in soft drink production. It falls under HTS 1702.60.22.00 as a blended syrup described in additional U.S. note 4 to chapter 17, entered pursuant to general note 15 provisions for quota allocation. This syrup is capable of further processing and not packaged for retail sale.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Obtain USDA certificate of eligibility confirming compliance with additional U.S. note 4 and general note 15 quota allocations before shipment

• Provide lab analysis verifying >50% fructose content in dry state and blended nature to avoid reclassification during customs exam

• Avoid retail packaging; ship in bulk drums or totes to qualify as further-processable syrup and prevent duty overage