Sugar Coated Gummy Bears from Japan
Chewy gummy candies flavored with fruit extracts and coated in a crystallized sugar layer, containing over 10% sugar by dry weight. Classified under HTS 2106.90.97.00 as a food preparation not elsewhere specified, distinct from chocolate confections or pure sugars. The high sugar content triggers the additional U.S. note 3 to chapter 17 restriction.
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 dry weight sugar content exceeds 10% via lab analysis to confirm classification; obtain sugar quota clearance under Ch17 note 3
• Label ingredients accurately to avoid reclassification as Chapter 17 sugars
• Watch for contamination that could shift to Chapter 21 meat-containing preps