Red Colored Cane Sugar Syrup from Japan
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 — 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
• 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