Honey Bunches of Oats with Cane Sugar from Japan
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 — 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
• 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