Sugars and sugar confectionery
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Sugars and sugar confectionery
Common items in this chapter
- —Cane / beet sugar, raw (1701)
- —Refined sugar (1701.99)
- —Glucose, fructose (1702)
- —Molasses (1703)
- —Sugar confectionery — hard candy, lollipops (1704)
- —Chewing gum (1704.10)
Classification notes
Sugar faces extensive tariff-rate quotas (US) and safeguard mechanisms (EU). Quota-licensed imports pay duty well below market price; over-quota rates are prohibitive.
Frequent misclassification
Chocolate confectionery: Chapter 18 (cocoa). Sugar-free gum and sweeteners: still 1704.10 for gum, 2106 for aspartame-based sugar-free powders.
Binding tariff ruling database
If you need certainty on classification, request a binding tariff ruling from your destination country's customs authority. The link below leads to the relevant ruling database.
Binding tariff ruling database