Sugar-Free Hard Candies from Japan
Assorted fruit-flavored hard candies sweetened with isomalt and sucralose, individually wrapped. HTS 1704.90.68 applies to these boiled sugar-free confections without cocoa, with USMCA preferential rates under 9823.10.11 for note 10(b)(2) compliant imports.
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
• Maintain production records proving note 10(b)(2) regional content
• Analytical certificate required showing <0.5% sugars
• Individual wrapping affects unit quantity reporting