Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System - Global
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery
Schedule B code 17 covers raw and refined sugars, including granulated, powdered and liquid forms, as well as sugar-based foods such as candy, chocolate-coated confections, chewing gum, and other sweetened confectionery products manufactured or prepared for export. It excludes sugar substitutes and products primarily composed of other ingredients with only incidental sugar content.
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Subcategories of 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery
- 1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form
- 1702Sugars, including lactose, maltose, glucose or fructose in solid form; sugar syrups without added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel
- 1703Molasses; resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar
- 1704Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa
Other HS 2022 codes under 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery
- 16Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof
- 18Cocoa and cocoa preparations
- 19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
- 20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
- 21Miscellaneous edible preparations
- 22Beverages, spirits and vinegar
- 23Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder
- 24Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body
Frequently asked questions
- What is HS 2022 17?
- HS 2022 17 is "Sugars and sugar confectionery". Schedule B code 17 covers raw and refined sugars, including granulated, powdered and liquid forms, as well as sugar-based foods such as candy, chocolate-coated confections, chewing gum, and other sweetened confectionery products manufactured or prepared for export. It excludes sugar substitutes and products primarily composed of other ingredients with only incidental sugar content.
- What does HS 2022 17 include?
- 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery contains 4 direct subcategories: 1701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form; 1702 Sugars, including lactose, maltose, glucose or fructose in solid form; sugar syrups without added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel; 1703 Molasses; resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar; 1704 Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa.
- What is the parent category of 17?
- 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery sits under 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery in the HS 2022 hierarchy.
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