Fructose Syrup 70% for Beverage Industry from China
A concentrated fructose syrup with 70% fructose by dry weight, produced from hydrolyzed inulin or corn, used in soda and juice manufacturing. Classified in HTS 1702.60.40.50 due to its high fructose content in syrup form without flavoring or coloring additives. It serves as a direct sweetener substitute in large-scale food production.
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
• Submit lab reports confirming >50% fructose and absence of invert sugar; mismatches lead to CBP reclassification
• Monitor annual TRQ limits via USDA; excess entries face high over-quota duties or denial
• Label as industrial syrup in bulk drums to avoid retail packaging exclusions in Chapter 17 notes