Chapter 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery — HTS Heading List & Column Rates

§ I · OVERVIEWWhat this chapter covers

This chapter covers 17 — Sugars and sugar confectionery.

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirits and tobacco — processed meat, sugars, cocoa, cereal preparations, fruit preparations, and beverages.

§ II · RATE TABLEColumn rates by heading

The table below lists every 4-digit heading under this chapter from the current snapshot. Click a code to drill in for sub-lines, Chapter 99 overlays, and Federal Register history.

CODE DESCRIPTION GENERAL SPECIAL COL. 2

1701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form: — — —

1702 Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel: — — —

1703 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar: — — —

1704 Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa: — — —

§ III · POLICY TIMELINERecent Federal Register notices affecting this chapter

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Apr 23, 2025

Receipt of Domestic Interested Party Petition Concerning the Tariff Classification of Cane Sugar Molasses and Liquid Sugar

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has received a petition submitted on behalf of a domestic interested party requesting the reclassification, under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), of certain cane sugar molasses and liquid sugar. CBP currently classifies the subject cane sugar molasse…

2025-07021 →