Cane Sugar Juice Diffuser from Canada
A large-scale industrial diffuser designed to extract juice from crushed sugarcane by countercurrent diffusion using hot water. It falls under HTS 8438.30.00.00 as specialized machinery integral to the sugar manufacturing process from cane. This equipment prepares the raw material for subsequent clarification and crystallization steps.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
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
• Verify equipment specifications match sugar cane processing to avoid reclassification under general food machinery (8438.80)
• Include detailed engineering drawings and process flow diagrams in documentation to prove sugar-specific use