Heading 1703 · Chapter 17

Molasses from extracting or refining sugar

This code covers molasses obtained from extracting or refining sugar. It includes molasses from both cane sugar and beet sugar.

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Cane sugar molasses from extracting or refining cane sugar
Beet sugar molasses from extracting or refining beet sugar

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Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar

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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 1703 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining … 3 of 4 headings under chapter 17
Is the molasses from extracting or refining cane sugar or beet sugar?

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1701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form No rate on file
1702 Other sugars, incl. chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel 8.0–16.0%
1703 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar you are here No rate on file
1704 Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate 6.2–13.4%

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Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate

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.