Section IV · Sugars and sugar confectionery

1701.12

Beet sugar:

How this code is built
17

Chapter

Sugars and sugar confectionery

01

Heading

The product family within the chapter

12

Subheading

The specific good, identical worldwide

The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. The United States adds two more for the tariff rate and, often, two more for statistics — which is why the rates below are listed against 8- and 10-digit numbers rather than against this code.

How the schedule reaches this code

  1. 17Sugars and sugar confectionery
  2. 1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form:
  3. Raw sugar not containing added flavoring or coloring matter:
  4. Beet sugar:

Published US duty rates

Duty is set at the 8- or 10-digit line, not at this 6-digit subheading, so more than one rate can sit under this code.

  • 1701.12.05.00Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisionskg
    General
    3.6606¢/kg less 0.020668¢/kg for each degree under 100 degrees (and fractions of a degree in proportion) but not less than 3.143854¢/kg
    Special (FTA)
    Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

    Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.

    Column 2
    6.58170¢/kg less 0.0622005¢ /kg for each degree under 100 degrees (and fractions of a degree in proportion) but not less than 5.031562¢ /kg

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 1701.12.10.00Described in additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisionskg
    General
    3.6606¢/kg less 0.020668¢/kg for each degree under 100 degrees (and fractions of a degree in proportion) but not less than 3.143854¢/kg
    Special (FTA)
    Free (A*,BH,CL,CO,D,E*,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) See 9822.05.15 (P+)

    Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.

    Column 2
    6.58170¢/kg less 0.0622005¢ /kg for each degree under 100 degrees (and fractions of a degree in proportion) but not less than 5.031562¢ /kg

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 1701.12.50.00Otherkg
    General
    35.74¢/kg
    Special (FTA)
    Free (BH,CL,JO,KR,OM,SG) See 9822.05.20 (P+) See 9822.06.10 (PE) See 9822.08.01 (CO) See 9822.09.17 (PA) See 9823.09.01-9823.09.09 (S+) See 9822.03.01(MA)

    Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.

    Column 2
    42.05¢/kg

    Countries without normal trade relations.

Schedule footnotes

  • See 9903.88.15.
  • See 9904.17.08-9904.17.16.

A reference to Chapter 99 means an additional action — a Section 232 or 301 measure, an exclusion, or a quota — applies on top of the rate above.

This is the listed rate. Antidumping and countervailing duty orders, Chapter 99 actions and preference qualification all change what is actually collected, and classification is a judgement about your goods. Verify with your licensed customs broker before you file.

Other subheadings in heading 1701

Source: U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) — 2026 HTS Revision 12, released 2026-07-21, published at hts.usitc.gov. A U.S. Government work in the public domain.