Honey Bunches of Oats with Cane Sugar from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
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