Cane Sugar Juice Diffuser from China
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 — China → United States
20%
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
• 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