Pharma Grade Sugar Fructose Blend from Japan
Blended cane fructose syrup (>50% fructose dry) for pharmaceutical syrup bases, bulk industrial. HTS 1702.90.54.00 for note 4 blended syrups under note 9, not retail consumer prep.
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%
Import Tips
• Certify pharma end-use to align with further processing allowance
• Check USTR country suspensions; Mexico often excluded from quotas
• Declare total sugars (sucrose + invert) for raw value in blends