Trident Original Sugarless Gum from China
Trident Original Sugarless Gum provides long-lasting fresh breath with a clean mint taste in a sugar-free formula. Under HTS 1704.10.00.00, it is chewing gum by virtue of its gum base composition for chewing, irrespective of sugar content. It is not a syrup, molasses, or cocoa product.
Duty Rate — China → United States
24%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Document xylitol content precisely, as it affects sugar quota calculations
• Use HTSUS advisory rulings for sugarless variants to preempt classification disputes
• Comply with FSMA requirements for foreign supplier verification