Red Colored Cane Sugar Syrup from China
A thick syrup derived from cane sugar, colored with added red food dye but without any flavoring agents, used primarily as a glazing or coating in confectionery production. It falls under HTS 2106.90.46.00 as a syrup from cane/beet sugar with added coloring but no added flavoring, not covered elsewhere in Chapter 21. The absence of flavoring distinguishes it from flavored syrups in other subheadings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
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 sugar origin (cane/beet) and confirm no flavoring via lab analysis to avoid reclassification to 2106.90.48
• Include FDA prior notice and ensure coloring agents comply with 21 CFR for color additives
• Label net quantity and 'does not contain flavoring' to prevent customs holds on misdeclared syrups