Code 1702 90 · Heading 1702

Other solid sugars, 50 weight percent fructose sugar solutions, artificial honey and caramel, without added flavourings or colourings

This code covers the listed sugars in solid form, sugar and sugar solutions with 50 weight percent fructose when dry, artificial honey, and caramel, without added flavourings or colourings. It includes products such as chemically pure maltose, maltodextrin, inulin syrup and caramel, subject to the more specific child categories.

For example

Chemically pure maltose in solid form
Maltodextrin in solid form without added flavourings or colourings
Sugar solution with 50 weight percent fructose when dry, without added flavourings or colourings
Caramel without added flavourings or colourings

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Official tariff text

Sugars in solid form, incl. invert sugar and chemically pure maltose, and sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose, not flavoured or coloured, artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey and caramel (excl. cane or beet sugar, chemically pure sucrose, lactose, maple sugar, glucose, fructose, and syrups thereof)

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Step 1 · Section IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar…
What kind of product is it: a prepared food product made from meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, other aquatic invertebrates or insects; sugar or a sugar product; cocoa or a product made from cocoa; a product made from grain, flour, starch or milk, or baked goods; a product made from vegetables, fruit, nuts or other plants or plant parts; another food-industry product; a beverage, ethanol or vinegar; a food-industry residue or waste product or prepared animal feed; tobacco, a manufactured tobacco substitute, a product with or without nicotine intended for inhalation without combustion, or another nicotine-containing product intended for nicotine absorption in the human body?
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Step 2 · Chapter 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2 of 9 chapters in section IV
Which type is it: cane or beet sugar, or chemically pure sucrose, in solid form; another solid sugar, syrup or sugar solution without added flavourings or colourings, artificial honey or caramel; molasses from sugar extraction or refining; or confectionery without cocoa?
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Step 3 · Heading 1702 Other sugars, incl. chemically pure lactose, maltos… 2 of 4 headings under chapter 17
Which child description matches the product: lactose in solid form or lactose syrup with a dry-state purity of >= 99 weight percent; lactose in solid form or lactose syrup with a dry-state purity of < 99 weight percent; maple sugar or maple syrup without added flavourings or colourings; glucose in solid form or glucose syrup without added flavourings or colourings, with no fructose or with a dry-state fructose content of < 20 weight percent; glucose in solid form or glucose syrup without added flavourings or colourings, with a dry-state fructose content of >= 20 weight percent but < 50 weight percent, excluding invert sugar; chemically pure fructose in solid form; fructose in solid form or fructose syrup without added flavourings or colourings, with a dry-state fructose content of > 50 weight percent, excluding chemically pure fructose and invert sugar; or other qualifying sugar, invert sugar, chemically pure maltose, sugar or sugar solutions with a dry-state fructose content of 50 weight percent, artificial honey or caramel?
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Step 4 · Subheading 1702 90 Sugars in solid form, incl. invert sugar and chemic… 8 of 8 subheadings under heading 1702
What is the product: chemically pure maltose in solid form; isoglucose in solid form with 50 weight percent fructose when dry, made from glucose polymers; maltodextrin in solid form or maltodextrin syrup without added flavourings or colourings; caramel with a dry-matter saccharose content of at least 50 weight percent; caramel with a dry-matter saccharose content of less than 50 weight percent in powder form; caramel with a dry-matter saccharose content of less than 50 weight percent not in powder form; inulin syrup with 10 weight percent to 50 weight percent fructose in free form or as saccharose when dry; or other qualifying sugar, invert sugar or sugar solution?

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Import duty on the codes below: 12.8%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 8.0% to 16.0%.

1702 11 Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing by weight >= 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter No rate on file
1702 19 Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing by weight < 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter No rate on file
1702 20 Maple sugar, in solid form, and maple syrup (excl. flavoured or coloured) 8.0%
1702 30 Glucose in solid form and glucose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter and not containing fructose or containing in the dry state, < 20% by weight of fructose No rate on file
1702 40 Glucose in solid form and glucose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, and containing in the dry state >= 20% and < 50% by weight of fructose (excl. invert sugar) No rate on file
1702 50 Chemically pure fructose in solid form 16.0%
1702 60 Fructose in solid form and fructose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter and containing in the dry state > 50% by weight of fructose (excl. chemically pure fructose and invert sugar) No rate on file
1702 90 Sugars in solid form, incl. invert sugar and chemically pure maltose, and sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose, not flavoured or coloured, artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey and caramel (excl. cane or beet sugar, chemically pure sucrose, lactose, maple sugar, glucose, fructose, and syrups thereof) you are here 12.8%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

The rate depends on the line.

Their lines6 Norwegian lines

17.02.9011 Artificial honey

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

The rate depends on the line.

Their lines9 British lines
EU originDuty free

1702 90 10 10 For feeding purpose

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

3.6606¢/kg of total sugars. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines12 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

1702.90.05.00 Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

17.02.9011

Artificial honey

Ordinary duty

1,68 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
17.02.9022

Chemically pure maltose

Ordinary duty

1,41 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

1,37 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
17.02.9029

Other

Ordinary duty

1,41 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
17.02.9030

Artificial honey

Ordinary duty

2,04 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
17.02.9040

Caramel, including "colouring caramel"

Ordinary duty

Duty free
17.02.9099

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

1702 90 10 10

For feeding purpose

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1702 90 10 90

Other

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1702 90 30 00

Isoglucose

Ordinary duty

42 GBP / 100 kg / net dry

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1702 90 50 00

Maltodextrine and maltodextrine syrup

Ordinary duty

16 GBP / 100 kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1702 90 71 00

Containing 50|% or more by weight of sucrose in the dry matter

Ordinary duty

0.3 GBP / 100 kg / % sacchar.

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1702 90 75 00

In the form of powder, whether or not agglomerated

Ordinary duty

23 GBP / 100 kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1702 90 79 00

Other

Ordinary duty

16 GBP / 100 kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
1702 90 80 00

Inulin syrup

Ordinary duty

0.3 GBP / 100 kg / % sacchar.

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

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1702 90 95 00

Other

Ordinary duty

0.3 GBP / 100 kg / % sacchar.

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

1702.90.05.00

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel, Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose, Derived from sugar cane or sugar beets, Containing soluble non-sugar solids (excluding any foreign substances, including but not limited to molasses, that may have been added to or developed in the product) equal to 6 percent or less by weight of the total soluble solids, Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions

General rate

3.6606¢/kg of total sugars

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 3.6606¢/kg of total sugars. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
1702.90.10.00

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel, Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose, Derived from sugar cane or sugar beets, Containing soluble non-sugar solids (excluding any foreign substances, including but not limited to molasses, that may have been added to or developed in the product) equal to 6 percent or less by weight of the total soluble solids, Described in additional U.S. note 5 to this chapterand entered pursuant to its provisions

General rate

3.6606¢/kg of total sugars

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 3.6606¢/kg of total sugars. No additional US duty applies to this line. US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions
1702.90.20.00

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel, Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose, Derived from sugar cane or sugar beets, Containing soluble non-sugar solids (excluding any foreign substances, including but not limited to molasses, that may have been added to or developed in the product) equal to 6 percent or less by weight of the total soluble solids, Other

General rate

35.74¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 35.74¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
1702.90.35.00

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel, Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose, Derived from sugar cane or sugar beets, Other, Invert molasses

General rate

0.35¢/liter

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 0.35¢/liter. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
1702.90.40.00

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel, Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose, Derived from sugar cane or sugar beets, Other

General rate

0.35¢/liter

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 0.35¢/liter. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
1702.90.52.00

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel, Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose, Other, Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions

General rate

6%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
1702.90.54.00

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel, Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose, Other, Blended syrups described in additional U.S. note 4 to chapter 17, Described in additional U.S. note 9 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions

General rate

6%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
1702.90.58.00

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel, Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose, Other, Blended syrups described in additional U.S. note 4 to chapter 17, Other

General rate

33.9¢/kg of total sugars + 5.1%

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 33.9¢/kg of total sugars + 5.1%. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

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1702.90.64.00

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel, Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose, Other, Articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugar described in additional U.S. note 2 to chapter 17, Described in additional U.S. note 7 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions

General rate

6%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
1702.90.68.00

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel, Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose, Other, Articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugar described in additional U.S. note 2 to chapter 17, Other

General rate

33.9¢/kg + 5.1%

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 33.9¢/kg + 5.1%. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
1702.90.90.20

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel, Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose, Other, Certified organic

General rate

5.1%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
1702.90.90.50

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel, Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose, Other

General rate

5.1%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.