Fondant Sugar Paste from China
Creamy fondant made from cooked cane sugar syrup cooled to crystalline paste, over 65% dry weight. HTS 1704.90.68.00 for such high-sugar non-cocoa articles per Chapter 17. Used in molding but imported bulk.
Duty Rate — China → United States
30.4%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Confirm not 'cake decorations' exempt under Note 3(d)
• Fiscal year quota carryover possible with USDA approval
• Invoice raw value equivalents for Treasury verification