Subheading · Chapter 17 · Heading 1702
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
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 16 % + 42 GBP / 100 kg/net mas |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, 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") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & 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 moreAnguilla, 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 moreAlgeria, 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £6.5m | 68.1% | +2% | |
| £2.5m | 26.6% | -1.9% | |
| £344k | 3.6% | -64.7% | |
| £64k | 0.7% | -7.8% | |
| £42k | 0.4% | +179.8% | |
| £24k | 0.3% | -46.6% | |
| £13k | 0.1% | -66.8% | |
| £8k | 0.1% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$93kUS$93k+US$737k+US$9m+> US$92m
Exports: 69
- Türkiye: US$116m
- United States: US$92m
- Finland: US$33m
- Israel: US$29m
- Netherlands: US$16m
- China: US$12m
- Bulgaria: US$9m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Ukraine: US$5m
- Germany: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Egypt: US$1m
- France: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Italy: US$1m
- Spain: US$737k
- Austria: US$731k
- Sweden: US$690k
- Denmark: US$510k
- Slovakia: US$460k
- Hungary: US$449k
- Romania: US$319k
- Croatia: US$310k
- Malaysia: US$265k
- Russia: US$225k
- United Kingdom: US$172k
- Singapore: US$163k
- Japan: US$150k
- Poland: US$138k
- Australia: US$131k
- Indonesia: US$102k
- Portugal: US$93k
- Switzerland: US$88k
- Lithuania: US$82k
- Serbia: US$76k
- Brazil: US$72k
- South Africa: US$66k
- United Arab Emirates: US$43k
- Mexico: US$33k
- Vietnam: US$27k
- Norway: US$22k
- Costa Rica: US$20k
- Guatemala: US$17k
- Greece: US$16k
- India: US$8k
- South Korea: US$8k
- Honduras: US$6k
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$6k
- Canada: US$6k
- Estonia: US$5k
- Latvia: US$4k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3k
- Sierra Leone: US$3k
- Thailand: US$3k
- North Macedonia: US$2k
- Colombia: US$2k
- Kazakhstan: US$2k
- Iran: US$2k
- Curaçao: US$600
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$108kUS$108k+US$2m+US$5m+> US$14m
Imports: 148
- Mexico: US$67m
- Netherlands: US$40m
- Germany: US$37m
- Japan: US$16m
- Italy: US$14m
- United Kingdom: US$12m
- South Korea: US$10m
- Russia: US$10m
- Spain: US$9m
- United States: US$9m
- France: US$8m
- Brazil: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Bulgaria: US$5m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Canada: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Thailand: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Chile: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Colombia: US$983k
- Denmark: US$983k
- Sweden: US$972k
- Lithuania: US$935k
- Ukraine: US$898k
- Taiwan: US$782k
- Slovenia: US$653k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$647k
- Finland: US$635k
- New Zealand: US$560k
- Panama: US$531k
- Egypt: US$505k
- Cambodia: US$497k
- North Macedonia: US$492k
- Timor-Leste: US$455k
- Serbia: US$441k
- Kazakhstan: US$430k
- Croatia: US$409k
- Sri Lanka: US$408k
- Estonia: US$408k
- Ecuador: US$353k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$116m | 34.8% | |
| 2 | US$92m | 27.3% | |
| 3 | US$33m | 9.7% | |
| 4 | US$29m | 8.6% | |
| 5 | US$16m | 4.7% | |
| 6 | US$12m | 3.5% | |
| 7 | US$9m | 2.8% | |
| 8 | US$5m | 1.5% | |
| 9 | US$5m | 1.5% | |
| 10 | US$3m | 1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$67m | 20% | |
| 2 | US$40m | 11.8% | |
| 3 | US$37m | 10.9% | |
| 4 | US$16m | 4.7% | |
| 5 | US$14m | 4.1% | |
| 6 | US$12m | 3.7% | |
| 7 | US$10m | 2.9% | |
| 8 | US$10m | 2.9% | |
| 9 | US$9m | 2.8% | |
| 10 | 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 country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 58%* | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 9% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 55% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 75% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 75% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 50% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 9.4%* | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 5.8%* | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 32%* | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 56%* | 2023 | ||
| 9.6% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 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 products1062 Manufacture of starches and starch products1079 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1702.50 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1702.50 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1702.50 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1702.50 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1702.50 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 1702.50 | unchanged |
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.
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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R0996 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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.