Sugar Mint Chews from Japan
Soft, chewy mint-flavored candies made from sugar, corn syrup, and peppermint oil. Classified in HTS 1704.90.52.00 as other sugar confectionery under General Note 15 import provisions. Excludes medicinal forms, focusing on purely confectionery use.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide lab analysis for dry weight sugar content to dodge U.S. note exclusions
• Ensure GN15 country allocations match origin
• Use bonded warehouses for quota timing flexibility