Peanut Brittle from Japan
Hard candy made from sugar syrup with embedded roasted peanuts, broken into pieces and retail-packaged. HTS 1704.90.35.20 applies as a ready-for-consumption sweetmeat containing peanuts, distinct from other sugar candies by peanut inclusion. Traditional confection without cocoa fits Chapter 17 perfectly.
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
• Provide manufacturing process description showing peanuts/peanut butter integration for Customs verification
• Ensure retail-ready packaging (e.g
• consumer tins) to qualify; bulk slabs risk reclassification
• Test for soluble non-sugar solids; exceeding limits excludes from Chapter 17 per notes