Sugar Glazed Dried Fruits from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
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