Industrial Invert Molasses Syrup from China
Thick invert molasses syrup from cane, with inverted sugars yielding over 50% fructose dry weight, used in fermentation and distillery processes. Lacks added flavors, qualifying for 1702.90.35.00 as other invert molasses not subject to raw sugar quotas.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Ensure documentation specifies industrial end-use to differentiate from quota-restricted raw sugars
• Test for absence of centrifugal processing if claiming non-raw status under subheading notes
• Declare exact polarity and fructose composition to align with raw value computations