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What types of specialty sugar are eligible under the Tariff-Rate Quota?

April 26, 2017eligible quota specialty sugar tariff-rate types

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What types of specialty sugar are eligible under the Tariff-Rate Quota?

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Specialty sugar is defined in 15 CFR 2011, and means: brown slab sugar (also known as slab sugar candy), pearl sugar (also known as perl sugar, perle sugar, and nibs sugar), vanilla sugar, rock candy, demerara sugar, dragees for cooking and baking, fondant (a creamy blend of sugar and glucose), ti light sugar (99.2% sugar with the residual comprised of the artificial sweeteners aspartame and acesulfame K), caster sugar, golden syrup, ferdiana granella grossa, golden granulated sugar, muscovado, molasses sugar, sugar decorations, sugar cubes, and organic sugar. In addition to being a type of sugar listed above, to be eligible for the specialty sugar TRQ the sugar must be classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the United States under subheading 1701.91.10, 1701.99.10, 1702.90.10, or 2106.90.44. The specialty sugar TRQ is limited to those sugars whose content of sugar by weight, in the dry state, corresponds to a polarimeter reading of 99.5 degrees or more. The most common

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To be eligible for *”specialty sugar” TRQ, the sugar must be classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the United States under subheading 1701.91.10, 1701.99.10, 1702.90.10, or 2106.90.44. Most common types of specialty sugars are classified in HTS 1701.99.10. The specialty sugar TRQ is limited to those sugars whose content of sugar by weight, in the dry state, corresponds to a polarimeter reading of 99.5 degrees or more. *Specialty sugar is defined in 15 CFR 2011 and means: brown slab sugar (also known as slab sugar candy), pearl sugar (also known as perl sugar, perle sugar, and nibs sugar), vanilla sugar, rock candy, demerara sugar, dragees for cooking and baking, fondant (a creamy blend of sugar and glucose), ti light sugar (99.2% sugar with the residual comprised of the artificial sweeteners aspartame and acesulfame K), caster sugar, golden syrup, ferdiana granella grossa, golden granulated sugar, muscovado, molasses sugar, sugar decorations, sugar cubes, and organic su