Fruit Flavored Hard Candies from Mexico
Boiled sugar candies with fruit flavors and over 10% dry weight sugar, molded into individual pieces. Falls under 2106.90.97.00 as nesoi food preparations due to composite nature beyond simple sugars. Excluded from Chapter 17 by virtue of flavoring and processing.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
18.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Conduct sugar content testing per dry weight basis for quota eligibility; declare under nesoi to avoid Chapter 17 duties
• Ensure no medicinal claims to prevent Chapter 30 reclassification
• Use proper HTSUS hierarchy for 'other' stacking