Sugar-Free Gummy Bears from Japan
Chewy gummy candies made with sugar alcohols like maltitol instead of sucrose, containing over 10% by dry weight of sugar described in note 3 when calculated per US rules. Classified under 1704.90.74.00 as a sugar confectionery article entered pursuant to additional U.S. note 8 quota provisions for such products.
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
• Verify sugar content exceeds 10% dry weight per note 3; obtain USDA certificate for note 8 quota entry
• Monitor annual quota (64,709 MT Oct-Sep); apply early as Mexico products excluded from this limit
• Provide lab analysis of dry weight sugars to avoid misclassification into prohibited subheadings