Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1703.90

1703.90.50

1703.90.50: Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar: other

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1703 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar:
  2. 1703.90 Other:
  3. 1703.90.50 Other

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 0.01¢/kg of total sugars standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

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 2

  • Additional dutySection 338 — Canada — discrimination against US alcoholic beverages, dairy, motor vehicles (Proclamations 11046–11048, as modified) 50%
    Applies to goods from
    Canada
    In force
    from 22 August 2026
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.03.13
  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 7.5%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 1 September 2019
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.15

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—0.01¢/kg of total sugars
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus0.07¢/kg of total sugars

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Same subheading in other tariffs

1703.90 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar: other

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 Canada Free – 12.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 4.2% 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) 2 tariff lines Japan Free – 3% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.5% · 1× specific or compound duty Taiwan Free – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 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

USA lines: 1703.90

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 17 →

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 1703.90.50 is one of 2 lines under subheading 1703.90, molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar: other.

The general duty is a specific or compound duty: 0.01¢/kg of total sugars.

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 Japan duty is 0%–3%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–15%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 10%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 1703.90 worth US$30m in 2024; the largest supplier was Belize.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1703.90.50?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 0.01¢/kg of total sugars; the supplementary unit is liters, kg ttl sug. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 1703.90.50 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 1703.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Belize (US$11m), followed by Egypt.

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