Honey Bunches of Oats with Cane Sugar from China
Flaked oats clustered with cane sugar and honey, roasted for crispiness as a breakfast cereal. Fits HTS 1904.10.00.40 for roasted cereal products containing cane/beet sugar, processed beyond Chapter 11 flours or meal.
Duty Rate — China → United States
18.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Declare exact sugar source (cane/beet) on commercial invoice; mismatches lead to audits
• Comply with country-of-origin marking for multi-ingredient cereals to prevent penalties
• Avoid pitfall of classifying clusters as bakery products (1905) by emphasizing cereal base over binders