High Fructose Corn Syrup Blend 55% Fructose from Japan
A blended syrup containing over 50% fructose in dry state from corn, mixed with cane sugar syrups, capable of further processing in food manufacturing. It falls under HTS 1702.60.24.00 as a blended syrup described in additional U.S. note 4, entered pursuant to note 9 provisions for quota-limited imports. Not prepared for retail sale in imported form.
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
• Obtain Secretary of Agriculture license confirming use for processing, not retail; calculate raw value per Treasury regulations using polarization testing
• Ensure documentation proves it's a blended syrup not for consumer packaging
• Avoid quota overages by tracking fiscal year entries