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The Good, The Bad, and The Sticky: Syrups and Honey

The Good, The Bad, and The Sticky: Syrups and Honey. 2012 Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association Seminar Commodity Team 776 Port of San Francisco Customs And Border Protection. OVERVIEW. Various Types of Syrups and Blends containing Fructose, Glucose and Maltose

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The Good, The Bad, and The Sticky: Syrups and Honey

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  1. The Good, The Bad, and The Sticky:Syrups and Honey 2012 Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association Seminar Commodity Team 776 Port of San Francisco Customs And Border Protection

  2. OVERVIEW • Various Types of Syrups and Blends containing Fructose, Glucose and Maltose • Scope/Latest Update on Honey and Syrup Blends from China • What information to ask from 1st time honey/syrup importers • Q & A

  3. Headings • 1702-Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring matter; • 1702.11-Lactose Syrup • 1702.20-Maple Syrup

  4. Headings (cont.) • 1702.30-Glucose Syrup (No Fructose or contains <20% in dry state) • 1702.40-Glucose Syrup (Contains 20-49% Fructose in dry state) • 1702.60-Fructose Syrup (>50% Fructose) • 1702.90-Other • Most are subject to Quota

  5. What about Brown Rice Syrups? • Brown Rice Syrup usually contains maltose, which will put it under 1702.90.9000 as “other sugar and sugar syrup blends: other” • Important to ask the importer for ingredient list to determine correct HTS code for the syrups.

  6. Honey/Syrup Blends • More than 50% natural honey--the blend should be classified as honey (0409.00). • Less than 50% natural honey--the blend should be classified as syrups. • HTS codes will be determined by % of fructose, glucose and maltose in the syrups. • Importer must provide percentage of honey vs syrup to properly classify it.

  7. Honey/Rice Syrup Blends from China • One of the ways for importers to circumvent antidumping duties. • The merchandise is either honey or have some honey drums mixed in with syrup drums in the shipment (to be blended later domestically). • Previously subject to Antidumping Duties (A570-863) if honey is >50%.

  8. SCOPE SUMMARY UPDATE • Effective June 21, 2012 • FR V.77, No. 120 • ALL honey/syrup blends from China, regardlessof the percentage of honey they contain, are now within scope and subject to anti-dumping duty of $2.63/kg.

  9. Things to ask from First Time/Suspicious Importers • All documents/paperwork in English. • Process flowchart, Certificate of Analysis, and Specification Sheet. • Be extra careful with first time importers having large and/or multiple honey/syrup shipments within a short period of time.

  10. CBP Requests and Actions • Suspicious shipments will be sampled and tested. • Single Entry Bond Requirements (usually at 3 times the value) before shipment is released. • Shipments will be re-exported if no SEB. • Purchase Orders and Proof of Payment. • Beekeeper Records and Transportation Records.

  11. CBP Requests and Actions (cont.) • Invoices for the containers (Drums, Barrels). • Correspondences (emails, etc.) between Seller and Buyer. • Domestic Buyer Information. • If the syrup contains honey with Chinese origin, then importer must pay ADD in cash before release or have it re-exported to original country of export.

  12. Questions?

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