Honey Bunches of Oats with Cane Sugar from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
11.1%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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