Sour Patch Kids from China
Sour-then-sweet gelatin candies shaped like kids, over 10% note 3 sugars, classified 1704.90.78.00. Coated in citric acid and sugar crystals.
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
• Verify not cough drop with menthol per 1704.90.25
• Retail vs bulk packing critical
• Monitor Mexico exclusion notes