Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1704.90
1704.90.64: Other sugar confectionery (no cocoa): Described in additional U.S. note 7 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
Other sugar confectionery (no cocoa)
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1704 Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa:
- 1704.90 Other:
- Other:
- Other:
- Other:
- Articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugar described in additional U.S. note 2 to chapter 17:
- 1704.90.64 Described in additional U.S. note 7 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
What you pay
Importing into USA
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 1
- 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 12.2% |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 12.2% |
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
1704.90 Sugar confectionery: other
USA lines: 1704.90
- 1704.90.10Confections or sweetmeats ready for consumption: candied nuts
- 1704.90.25Confections or sweetmeats ready for consumption: other, cough drops
- 1704.90.35Confections or sweetmeats ready for consumption: other, other
- 1704.90.52Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 1704.90.54Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 1704.90.58Dairy products described in additional U.S. note 1: other
- 1704.90.64Described in additional U.S. note 7 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 1704.90.68Articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugar: other
- 1704.90.74Described in additional U.S. note 8 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 1704.90.78Articles containing over 10 percent by dry weight of sugar: other
- 1704.90.90Sugar confectionery: other, other, other, other, other
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.
- N289918 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Marzipan Mini Chunks “Natural” from the Netherlands
Legal notes
Additional notes
1. For the purposes of subheadings 17011210, 17011290, 17011310, 17011390, 17011410 and 17011490, ‘raw sugar’ means sugar, not flavoured or coloured or containing any other added substances, containing, in the dry state, less than 99,5 % by weight of sucrose determined by the polarimetric method.
2. The duty applicable to raw sugar of subheadings 17011210, 17011310 and 17011410 whose yield established according to part B(III) of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671) differs from 92 % is fixed in the following manner:
the relevant rate is multiplied by a correcting coefficient obtained by dividing the percentage yield established according to the above provisions by 92.
3. For the purposes of subheading 17019910, ‘white sugar’ means sugar, not flavoured or coloured or containing any other added substances, containing, in the dry state, 99,5 % or more by weight of sucrose, determined by the polarimetric method.
4. For products of subheadings 17022010, 17026095 and 17029071, the sugar content (sucrose, fructose, glucose and maltose, where the fructose and glucose are expressed in sucrose equivalent) is to be determined by applying the high performance liquid chromatography method (the “HPLC method”), using the following formula:
S + 0,95 x (F + G) + M
where:
“S” is the sucrose content determined by the HPLC method;
“F” is the fructose content determined by the HPLC method;
“G” is the glucose content determined by the HPLC method;
“M” is the maltose content determined by the HPLC method.
For products of subheadings 17026080, 17029080 and 17029095, the sucrose content, including other sugars expressed as sucrose, is to be determined by the refractometry method (expressed in degrees Brix in accordance with the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 974/2014). For products of subheadings 17026080 and 17029080, the conversion of the results into sucrose equivalent is to be obtained by multiplying the degrees Brix by the coefficient 0,95.
5. For the purposes of subheadings 17023010, 17024010, 17026010 and 17029030, the term ‘isoglucose’ means the product obtained from glucose or its polymers with a content by weight in the dry state of at least 10 % fructose.
For products of those subheadings, the sucrose content, including other sugars expressed as sucrose, is to be determined by the refractometry method (expressed in degrees Brix in accordance with the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 974/2014).
6. ‘Inulin syrup’ means:
(a) for the purposes of subheading 17026080, the immediate product obtained by hydrolysis of inulin or oligofructoses, containing in the dry state more than 50 % fructose in free form or as sucrose;
(b) for the purposes of subheading 17029080, the immediate product obtained by hydrolysis of inulin or oligofructoses, containing in the dry state at least 10 % but not more than 50 % of fructose in free form or as sucrose.
The quantity of ‘fructose in free form or as sucrose’ shall be determined using the formula F + 0,5 S/0,95 calculated on the dry matter, where “F” is the fructose content and “S” is the sucrose content, as determined by the High Performance Liquid Chromatography method.
7. When imported in the form of an assortment, goods of subheading 170490 are subject to an agricultural component (EA) fixed according to the average content in milkfats, milk proteins, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose and starch of the assortment as a whole.
8. Throughout the nomenclature, mixtures of sugar with small amounts of other substances are classified in Chapter 17, unless they have the character of a preparation classified elsewhere.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 1704.90.64 is one of 11 lines under subheading 1704.90, sugar confectionery: other.
The general duty is 12.2%, and quantities are declared in kg.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%–12%, the EU duty is 13.4%, the Türkiye duty is 9%–13.4%, the Canada duty is 0%–10%, the Brazil duty is 18%, the Argentina duty is 20%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 0%–25%, the Taiwan duty is 27.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is 10%–20% and the Nigeria duty is 35%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 1704.90 worth US$3bn in 2024; the largest supplier was Mexico.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1704.90.64?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 12.2%; the supplementary unit is kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 1704.90.64 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (OM, PE,S)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 1704.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Mexico (US$1bn), followed by Canada.
Typical products
- boiled sweets
- caramel, confectionery
- cough sweets
- freeze dried candy
- fruit gummies
- fudge
- marzipan
- nougat
- throat pastilles
- toffee
- white chocolate
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.