Code 1702 90 75 · Subheading 1702 90

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Caramel powder with less than 50% sucrose in the dry state

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This code covers caramel in powder form, including agglomerated powder. Its sucrose content in the dry state is less than 50% by weight.

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Caramel powder with a sucrose content in the dry state of less than 50% by weight
Agglomerated caramel powder with a sucrose content in the dry state of less than 50% by weight

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Sugar and molasses, caramelised, containing in the dry state < 50% by weight of sucrose, in powder form, whether or not agglomerated

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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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Step 5 · Full code 1702 90 75 Sugar and molasses, caramelised, containing in the … 5 of 8 codes under subheading 1702 90

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1702 90 75

Caramel powder with less than 50% sucrose in the dry state

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Trade measures to be aware of

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Preferential rates exist for goods originating in United Kingdom, Japan, European Union, Canada, Chile, Iceland, New Zealand, Singapore and 1 more origin. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
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A limited quantity at a lower rate

A tariff quota is recorded for this code. This does not say whether any of the quota is still available. It covers goods originating in Albania; North Macedonia; Kosovo; Serbia; Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama except Panama; Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Chile; 5 more origins.
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Restrictions and paperwork

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Japan; any country except Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland; Ukraine.

Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
- The products are accompanied by a declaration issued before 1.6.2013 in accordance with the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012 and stating that the products have left Japan before 1.7.2013
- The products left Japan before 2.6.2013 and comply with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012
- Products which left Japan before 28 March 2011
- Declaration for the import into the European Union of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014)
- The products are accompanied by a declaration issued before 1 November 2012 in accordance with the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2012 and stating that the products have left Japan before 1 December 2012
- The products left Japan before 30.10.2012 and comply with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2012
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- Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
- Certificate of inspection for organic products
- Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
- Movement certificate EUR.1
- Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
- Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- Declaration for the import into the European Union of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 996/2012) which was issued before 1 April 2014; the products left Japan from 1 April 2014 but before 1 May 2014
- Declaration for the import into the European Union of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 322/2014); the products left Japan before 9 January 2016
- Common Health Entry Document for Feed and Food of Non-Animal Origin (CHED-D) (as set out in Part 2, Section D of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
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EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

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

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
17.02.9099

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

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

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

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

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

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.

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

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 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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Often confused with

1702 90 50 Maltodextrine in solid form and maltodextrine syrup (excl. flavoured or coloured) Special rate
This code covers maltodextrin in solid form and maltodextrin syrup without added flavouring or colouring, rather than caramel powder.
1702 90 71 Sugar and molasses, caramelised, containing in the dry state >= 50% by weight of sucrose Special rate
This code covers caramel with a sucrose content in the dry state of at least 50% by weight, while this code covers less than 50% by weight.
1702 90 79 Sugar and molasses, caramelised, containing in the dry state < 50% by weight of sucrose (excl. sugar and molasses in powder form, whether or not agglomerated) Special rate
This code covers caramel with a sucrose content in the dry state of less than 50% by weight, except when it is in powder form, including agglomerated powder.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, 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.

Caramel powder with less than 50% sucrose in the dry state

Caramel powder with less than 50% sucrose in the dry state

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Trade measures to be aware of

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A limited quantity at a lower rate

Restrictions and paperwork

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