Subheading · Chapter 17 · Heading 1702

1702.50

1702.50: Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose: chemically pure fructose

Official description Chemically pure fructose

1702.50 is a six-digit subheading of heading 1702, other sugars, chapter 17.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 16 % + 42 GBP / 100 kg/net mas standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 2
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 1702 50 00 00 Chemically pure fructose 16 % + 42 GBP / 100 kg/net mas

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014

Import requirements 2

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control of organic products
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/693
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—16 % + 42 GBP / 100 kg/net mas
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code "EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
UK–Albania agreementQuota Albania Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreementQuota North Macedonia Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreementQuota Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

0% + 42 GBP / 100 kg / net dry
Central AmericaQuota Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama 0% + 42 GBP / 100 kg / net dry
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore 9.6% + 25.2 GBP / 100 kg / net dry
UK–Australia agreement Australia 8% + 21 GBP / 100 kg / net dry
UK–Chile agreement Chile 12.5% + 42 GBP / 100 kg / net dry
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia 0% + 42 GBP / 100 kg / net dry
UK–Ecuador agreementQuota Ecuador 42 GBP / 100 kg / net dry
UK–Egypt agreementQuota Egypt 0% + 12 GBP / 100 kg / net dry
DCTS Standard Indonesia 12.5% + 42 GBP / 100 kg / net dry
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon 0% + 42 GBP / 100 kg / net dry
UK–Morocco agreementQuota Morocco 0% + 29 GBP / 100 kg / net dry
UK–Peru agreementQuota Peru 0% + 42 GBP / 100 kg / net dry
UK–Tunisia agreement Tunisia 0% + 42 GBP / 100 kg / net dry
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam 2% + 5.5 GBP / 100 kg / net dry
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa 12.5% + 42 GBP / 100 kg / net dry

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£9.5m-6.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1.07 per kg
Jan 2024: £782kFeb 2024: £793kMar 2024: £958kApr 2024: £969kMay 2024: £933kJun 2024: £1mJul 2024: £901kAug 2024: £789kSept 2024: £591kOct 2024: £896kNov 2024: £837kDec 2024: £642kJan 2025: £767kFeb 2025: £738kMar 2025: £1mApr 2025: £932kMay 2025: £874kJun 2025: £1mJul 2025: £834kAug 2025: £957kSept 2025: £1mOct 2025: £949kNov 2025: £662kDec 2025: £732kJan 2026: £765kFeb 2026: £578kMar 2026: £712kApr 2026: £761kMay 2026: £1.1mJun 2026: £765kJul 2026: £582kAug 2026: £854k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Türkiye £6.5m 68.1% +2%
Finland £2.5m 26.6% -1.9%
Israel £344k 3.6% -64.7%
Ireland £64k 0.7% -7.8%
Netherlands £42k 0.4% +179.8%
Ukraine £24k 0.3% -46.6%
Germany £13k 0.1% -66.8%
China £8k 0.1% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

1702.50 · US$335m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$93kUS$93k+US$737k+US$9m+> US$92m

Exports: 69
  1. Türkiye: US$116m
  2. United States: US$92m
  3. Finland: US$33m
  4. Israel: US$29m
  5. Netherlands: US$16m
  6. China: US$12m
  7. Bulgaria: US$9m
  8. Czechia: US$5m
  9. Ukraine: US$5m
  10. Germany: US$3m
  11. Taiwan: US$2m
  12. Ireland: US$2m
  13. Egypt: US$1m
  14. France: US$1m
  15. Belgium: US$1m
  16. Italy: US$1m
  17. Spain: US$737k
  18. Austria: US$731k
  19. Sweden: US$690k
  20. Denmark: US$510k
  21. Slovakia: US$460k
  22. Hungary: US$449k
  23. Romania: US$319k
  24. Croatia: US$310k
  25. Malaysia: US$265k
  26. Russia: US$225k
  27. United Kingdom: US$172k
  28. Singapore: US$163k
  29. Japan: US$150k
  30. Poland: US$138k
  31. Australia: US$131k
  32. Indonesia: US$102k
  33. Portugal: US$93k
  34. Switzerland: US$88k
  35. Lithuania: US$82k
  36. Serbia: US$76k
  37. Brazil: US$72k
  38. South Africa: US$66k
  39. United Arab Emirates: US$43k
  40. Mexico: US$33k
  41. Vietnam: US$27k
  42. Norway: US$22k
  43. Costa Rica: US$20k
  44. Guatemala: US$17k
  45. Greece: US$16k
  46. India: US$8k
  47. South Korea: US$8k
  48. Honduras: US$6k
  49. Trinidad & Tobago: US$6k
  50. Canada: US$6k
  51. Estonia: US$5k
  52. Latvia: US$4k
  53. Hong Kong SAR China: US$3k
  54. Sierra Leone: US$3k
  55. Thailand: US$3k
  56. North Macedonia: US$2k
  57. Colombia: US$2k
  58. Kazakhstan: US$2k
  59. Iran: US$2k
  60. Curaçao: US$600

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Türkiye US$116m 34.8%
2 United States US$92m 27.3%
3 Finland US$33m 9.7%
4 Israel US$29m 8.6%
5 Netherlands US$16m 4.7%
6 China US$12m 3.5%
7 Bulgaria US$9m 2.8%
8 Czechia US$5m 1.5%
9 Ukraine US$5m 1.5%
10 Germany US$3m 1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Mexico US$67m 20%
2 Netherlands US$40m 11.8%
3 Germany US$37m 10.9%
4 Japan US$16m 4.7%
5 Italy US$14m 4.1%
6 United Kingdom US$12m 3.7%
7 South Korea US$10m 2.9%
8 Russia US$10m 2.9%
9 Spain US$9m 2.8%
10 United States US$9m 2.7%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 5%median duty
  • 35number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 75%highest: Mexico, Moldova, European Union (27 countries)

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 8% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5% 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 0% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 10% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 10% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 10% 2023
Chad 10% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 30% 2023
Colombia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 10% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 14% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 5% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 40% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 10% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 58%* 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 8% 2023
Gabon 10% 2023
Gambia 5% 2023
Georgia 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 5% 2023
Gibraltar 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 15% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 9% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 10% 2023
Kiribati 55% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 8%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 75% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 75% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 10% 2023
Mozambique 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 50% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 40% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 2% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 16% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 10% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 5% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 5% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 5% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 9.4%* 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 5% 2023
St Lucia 5% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 10% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 5% 2023
Sudan 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 5.8%* 2023
Syria 1% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 10% 2023
Thailand 20% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 32%* 2023
Tuvalu 30% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 10% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 56%* 2023
United States 9.6% 2023
Uruguay 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 10% 2023
Venezuela 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 15% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 5% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.1% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
06195 Pure fructose
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 111210
CPC 2.1 product
23210 Glucose and glucose syrup; fructose and fructose syrup; lactose and lactose syrup; invert sugar; sugars and sugar syrups n.e.c.; artificial honey; caramel
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1050 Manufacture of dairy products
1062 Manufacture of starches and starch products
1079 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20171702.50unchanged
20121702.50unchanged
20071702.50unchanged
20021702.50unchanged
19961702.50unchanged
19921702.50unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

    CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  2. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/996 of 29 April 2026 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 regarding the creation, amendment and management of certain tariff quotas following the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part

    CELEX 32026R0996 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff the line under subheading 1702.50 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 1702.50 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £9.5m (down 6% on the year before), at an average of £1.07 per kg; Türkiye supplied 68%, followed by Finland.

World trade in these goods reached US$335m in 2024, down 5.4% on 2023.

Türkiye was the largest exporter with 34.8% of the total, ahead of the United States.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose: chemically pure fructose?

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose: chemically pure fructose fall under HS subheading 1702.50, part of heading 1702, in section IV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other sugars in Türkiye?

Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1702.50 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 16%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on other sugars in the United States?

Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 1702.50 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 9.6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most other sugars?

Türkiye, with US$116m in 2024 (34.8% of world exports).

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Türkiye (68%), Finland (27%) and Israel (4%), out of total imports of £9.5m.

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