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Cotton Candy Floss

Spun sugar confection in floss form, retail-packaged with >10% note 3 sugars by dry weight. Classifies 1704.90.74.00 for note 8 quota imports.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China12.2%+17.5%29.7%
🇲🇽Mexico12.2%+10.0%22.2%
🇨🇦Canada12.2%+10.0%22.2%
🇩🇪Germany12.2%+10.0%22.2%
🇯🇵Japan12.2%+10.0%22.2%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

1701.14.50Lower: 17.5% vs 29.7%

If raw beet sugar base

Unspun raw sugars use heading 1701.

2106.90.74Lower: 27.5% vs 29.7%

If over 10% sugar compounds

Mixed food preps in chapter 21.

1702.90.90Higher: 40.1% vs 29.7%

If melted syrup form

Liquid sugar syrups not solid candy.

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Import Tips & Compliance

• Prove amorphous spun structure vs crystalline sugar

• Retail packs only; bulk for processing reclassifies

• Quotas reset Oct 1; plan fiscal year entries

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