Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 1703.10

1703.10.020

1703.10.020: 1 Intended for use in the manufacture of glutamic acid and its salts, yeast, lysine, 5'-ribonucleotide and its salts and other products stipulated by a Cabinet Order

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1703 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar
  2. 1703.10 Cane molasses
  3. 1703.10.020 1 Intended for use in the manufacture of glutamic acid and its salts, yeast, lysine, 5'-ribonucleotide and its salts and other products stipulated by a Cabinet Order

What you pay

Importing into Japan

Customs duty 3% standard rate depends on the country of origin

Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

1703.10 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar: cane molasses

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 31.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Canada Free – 12.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 6.3% Mexico specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 14.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 16% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Taiwan Free – 18.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 9.3% GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Japan lines: 1703.10

Binding rulings for similar goods

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N309706 U.S. CBP 10 March 2020 · 1703.10.30.00

    The tariff classification of Refiner’s Molasses from Canada

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 17 →

Statistical code 1703.10.020 is a line of the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan under HS subheading 1703.10 (molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar: cane molasses).

The applied rate is 3%, and quantities are declared in MT.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 31.5%, the Canada duty is 0%–12.5%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 0%–18.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 10%.

Japan imported goods of subheading 1703.10 worth US$32m in 2024; the largest supplier was Thailand.

Questions and answers

What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 1703.10.020?

The applied rate in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan is 3%; the supplementary unit is MT. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.

Where does Japan import these goods from?

For subheading 1703.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Thailand (US$23m), followed by Indonesia.

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