Sugar Glazed Dried Fruits from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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