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1702.90.54

Described in additional U.S. note 9 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions

Analysis

HTS 1702.90.54 covers described in additional U.S. note 9 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions under heading 1702 (other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid…).

Goods that qualify under the Oman FTA, the Peru TPA and USMCA can enter duty-free instead of paying 6%.

Rates on the nearby lines range from 5.1% to 6%. The costliest confusion would be with 1702.90.90 (other: other) at 5.1%, a difference of 0.9 points on the customs value.

The general duty rate is 6% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 17 (52nd percentile of 32 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $600 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 20%, 3.3 times the general rate.

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 31131 (Sugar Manufacturing), an industry of 83 US establishments employing 14,778 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
1702.90.05Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions3.6606¢/kg of total sugars
1702.90.10Described in additional U.S. note 5 to this chapterand entered pursuant to its provisions3.6606¢/kg of total sugars
1702.90.20Containing soluble non-sugar solids (excluding any foreign substances, including but not limited to molasses, that may have been added to or developed in the product) equal to 6 percent or less by weight of the total soluble solids: other35.74¢/kg
1702.90.35Other: invert molasses0.35¢/liter
1702.90.40Other: other0.35¢/liter
1702.90.52Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions6%
1702.90.58Blended syrups described in additional U.S. note 4 to chapter 17: other33.9¢/kg of total sugars + 5.1%
1702.90.64Described in additional U.S. note 7 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions6%
1702.90.68Articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugar described in additional U.S. note 2 to chapter 17: other33.9¢/kg + 5.1%
1702.90.90Other: other5.1%