Sugar Glazed Dried Fruits from China
Dried apricots or cranberries glazed with sugar syrup, resulting in over 10% dry weight sugar. Classified 2106.90.97.00 nesoi as processed beyond Chapter 20 preserves due to glazing process. Not meeting preserved fruit sugar concentration limits.
Duty Rate — China → United States
28.5%
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
• Measure post-glazing sugar content for accurate duty; distinguish from Chapter 20 via processing method
• Ensure phytosanitary certificates for dried fruits
• Avoid over-sugaring triggering pure confection status