Chapter 17
Sugars and sugar confectionery
Notes.
1. This Chapter does not cover:
(a) Sugar confectionery containing cocoa (heading 18.06);
(b) Chemically pure sugars (other than sucrose, lactose, maltose. glucose, and fructose) or other products of heading 29.40; or
(c) Medicament or other products of Chapter 30.
Subheading Note. Subheading Note.
1. For the purposes of subheadings 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°.
2. Subheading 1701.13 covers only cane sugar obtained without centrifugation, Whose content of sucrose by weight, In the dry state, corresponds to a polarimeter reading of 69 or more but less than 93.
The product contains only natural anhedral microcrystals, of irregular shape, not visible to the naked eye, which are surrounded by residues of molasses and other constituents of sugar cane.
Explanatory remarks to Chapter 17
1. Importation is subject to the observance of Article 16 of the Law on Foodstuffs and Beverages of I967.
2. The importation of glucose syrup and dextrose by medicine producing units shall be subject to the discretion of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education.
3. Raw and refined sugar imported for the state rationing scheme within the amount approved by the Economic Council is subject to an ad valorem ID of 5%.
4. Import and export of genetically transformed living creatures and transgenic products bound to save national, security, and biological legal provisions with the previous authorization of the Ministry of Agricultural - Jahad.
| Heading, Subheading No. |
Description | Remark | Preferential Tariff |
SUQ | Import duty |
| 17 01 | Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form. | - | - | - | - |
| - | - Raw sugar not containing added flavoring or coloring matter: | - | - | - | - |
| 1701 12 00 | -- Beet sugar | - | - | Kg | 20 |
| 1701 13 00 | -- cane suger | - | - | Kg | 20 |
| 1701 14 00 | -- canes suger other | - | - | Kg | 20 |
| - | :- Other | - | - | - | - |
| 1701 91 00 | -- Containing added flavouring or | - | - | Kg | 55 |
| 1701 99 00 | -- Other | - | - | Kg | 55 |
| 17 02 | Other sugars, including chemically pur lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel. |
- | - | - | - |
| - Lactose and lactose syrup: | - | - | - | - | |
| 1702 11 00 | -- Containing by weight 99% or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter | - | Kg | 5 | |
| 1702 19 00 | -- Other | - | 1 | Kg | 5 |
| 1702 20 00 | - Maple sugar and maple syrup | - | - | Kg | 32 |
| 1702 30 | - Glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20% by weight of fructose: | - | - | - | - |
| 1702 30 10 | --- Glucose and syrup Glucose | - | - | Kg | 20 |
| 1702 30 90 | --- Dextrose | - | - | Kg | 20 |
| 1702 40 00 | - Glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state at least 20% but less than 50% by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar | - | - | Kg | 20 |
| 1702 50 00 | - Chemically pure fructose | - | 1 | Kg | 5 |
| 1702 60 00 | - Other fructose and fructose syrup, containing in the dry state more than 50% by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar | - | - | Kg | 15 |
| 1702 90 | - Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose | - | - | - | - |
| 1702 90 10 | ---malto Dextrine | - | 7 | Kg | 20 |
| 1702 90 90 | --- Other | - | 7 | Kg | 10 |
| 17 03 | Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar. | - | - | - | - |
| 1703 10 00 | - Cane molasses | - | 8 | Kg | 5 |
| 1703 90 00 | - Other | - | 8 | Kg | 5 |
| 17 04 | Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa. | - | - | - | - |
| 1704 10 00 | - Chewing gum, whether or not sugar coated | - | 1 | Kg | 55 |
| 1704 90 | - Other: | - | 1 | - | - |
| 1704 90 10 | --- Sohan | - | 7,1 | Kg | 55 |
| 1704 90 20 | --- Gaz | - | Kg | 55 | |
| 1704 90 90 | --- Other | - | 7 | Kg | 55 |