Analysis
HTS 2303.20.00 covers beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture under heading 2303 (residues of starch manufacture and similar residues, beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in metric tons.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 1.4%. Compared with 2303.10.00 (residues of starch manufacture and similar residues), which pays 1.4%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 1.4 percentage points.
For statistics it divides in two: 2303.20.00.20 for dried beet-pulp and 2303.20.00.40 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 48% of the 23 tariff lines in chapter 23, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 2303.10.00 (residues of starch manufacture and similar residues, 1.4%) and 2303.30.00 (brewing or distilling dregs and waste, duty-free).
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2303.10.00 | Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues | 1.4% |
| 2303.30.00 | Brewing or distilling dregs and waste | Free |