Key facts
- Chapter
- 17
- Description
- Sugars and sugar confectionery
- Headings
- 4
- Subheadings
- 17
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS chapter 17 covers sugars and sugar confectionery. It has 4 headings, 17.01 to 17.04, and 17 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 17 are live on border.bot for the United States (92 lines, also used by 1 other country).
What this chapter covers
HS chapter 17 covers sugars and sugar confectionery.
It has 4 headings, 17.01 to 17.04, and 17 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
17.01 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form
- 1701.12Raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter: Beet sugar
- 1701.13Raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter: Cane sugar specified in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter
- 1701.14Raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter: Other cane sugar
- 1701.91Other: Containing added flavouring or colouring matter
- 1701.99Other: Other
17.02 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
- 1702.11Lactose and lactose syrup: Containing by weight 99 % or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter
- 1702.19Lactose and lactose syrup: Other
- 1702.20Maple sugar and maple syrup
- 1702.30Glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20 % by weight of fructose
- 1702.40Glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state at least 20 % but less than 50 % by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar
- 1702.50Chemically pure fructose
- 1702.60Other fructose and fructose syrup, containing in the dry state more than 50 % by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar
- 1702.90Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 % by weight of fructose
What it doesn’t cover
Chapter 16, before it, covers preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects; chapter 18, after it, covers cocoa and cocoa preparations.
How it is structured
Chapter 17 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (17.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.
In other countries
National tariff lines under chapter 17 are live on border.bot for the United States (92 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States92 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
What does HS chapter 17 cover?
HS chapter 17 covers sugars and sugar confectionery.
How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 17?
HS chapter 17 has 4 headings and 17 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 17?
National tariff lines under chapter 17 are live on border.bot for the United States (92 lines, also used by 1 other country).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.