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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2003 Chapter XVII

Sugars and Sugar Confectionery

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Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2003 Chapter XVII is part of Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2003 - Sugars and Sugar Confectionery. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

CHAPTER 17

SUGARS AND SUGAR CONFECTIONERY

NOTE

This Chapter does not cover:

(a) sugar confectionery containing cocoa (heading 1806);

(b) chemically pure sugars (other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose) or other products of heading 2940; or

(c) medicaments or other products of Chapter 30.

SUB-HEADING NOTE

For the purposes of sub-headings 1701 11 and 1701 12, "raw sugar" means sugar whose content of sucrose by weight, in the dry state, corresponds to a polarimeter reading of less than 99.5 degree.

Tariff Item

Description of goods

Unit

Rate of duty

Standard

Preferential Areas

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1701

CANE OR BEET SUGAR AND CHEMICALLY PURE SUCROSE, IN SOLID FORM

- Raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter :

1701 11

-- Cane sugar:

1701 11 10

-- Cane jaggery

kg.

100%

-

1701 11 20

-- Khandasari sugar

kg.

100%

-

1701 11 90

-- Other

kg.

100%

-

1701 1200

-- Beet sugar

kg.

100%

-

- Other:

1701 91 00

-- Refined sugar containing added flavouring or colouring matter

kg.

100%

-

1701 99

- Other:

170199 10

-- Sugar cubes

kg.

100%

-

1701 9990

-- Other

kg.

100%

-

1702

OTHER SUGARS, INCLUDING 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

- Lactose and lactose syrup:

1702 11

-- Containing by weight 99% or more lactose,

expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on

the dry matter:

1702 11 10

-- In solid form

kg.

30%

-

1702 11 90

-- Other

kg.

30%

-

1702 19

-- Other:

1702 19 10

-- In solid form

kg.

30%

-

1702 19 90

-- Other

kg.

30%

-

1 702 20

- Maple sugar and maple syrup:

170220 10

-- In solid form

kg.

30%

-

17022090

-- Other

kg.

30%

-

170230

- Glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20% by weight of fructose:

170230 10

-- Glucose, liquid

kg.

30%

-

17023020

-- Glucose, solid

kg.

30%

-

-- Dextrose:

17023031

--- In solid form

kg.

30%

-

17023039

-- - Other

kg.

30%

-

1 702 40

- Glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state at least 20% but less than 50% by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar :

170240 10

-- Glucose, liquid

kg.

30%

-

17024020

-- Glucose, solid

kg.

30%

-

-- Dextrose:

1 702 40 3 1

--- In solid form

kg.

30%

-

17024039

-- - Other

kg.

30%

-

1 702 50 00

- Chemically pure fructose

kg.

30%

-

170260

- Other fructose and fructose syrup, containing in the dry state more than 50% by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar:

170260 10

-- In solid form

kg.

30%

-

17026090

-- Other

kg.

30%

-

170290

- Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose:

1702 90 10

-- Palmyra sugar

kg.

30%

-

17029020

-- Chemically pure maltose

kg.

30%

-

17029030

-- Artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey

kg.

30%

-

17029040

-- Caramel

kg.

30%

-

17029050

-- Insulin syrup

kg.

30%

-

1702 91 90

-- Other

kg.

30%

-

1703

MOLASSES RESULTING FROM THE EXTRACTION OR REFINING OF SUGAR

1703 1000

- Cane molasses

kg.

30%

-

170390

- Other:

1703 90 10

--- Molasses, edible

kg.

30%

-

1703 90 90

--- Other

kg.

30%

-

1704

SUGAR CONFECTIONERY (INCLUDING WHITE CHOCOLATE), NOT CONTAINING COCOA

1704 1000

- Chewing gum, whether or not sugar coated

kg.

45%

170490

- Other:

170490 10

-- Jelly confectionery

kg.

30%

-

1704 90 20

-- Boiled sweets, whether or not filled

kg.

30%

-

17049030

-- Toffees, caramels and similar sweets

kg.

30%

-

17049090

-- Other

kg.

30%

-

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