# HS chapter 17: Sugars and sugar confectionery

> 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).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/17
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 17](https://border.bot/hs-codes/17)

## Key facts

- Chapter: 17
- Description: Sugars and sugar confectionery
- Headings: 4
- Subheadings: 17
- Edition: HS2022

## 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1701) Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form

- [1701.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170112) Raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter: Beet sugar
- [1701.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170113) Raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter: Cane sugar specified in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter
- [1701.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170114) Raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter: Other cane sugar
- [1701.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170191) Other: Containing added flavouring or colouring matter
- [1701.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170199) Other: Other

### [17.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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

- [1702.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170211) Lactose and lactose syrup: Containing by weight 99 % or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter
- [1702.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170219) Lactose and lactose syrup: Other
- [1702.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170220) Maple sugar and maple syrup
- [1702.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170230) Glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20 % by weight of fructose
- [1702.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170240) Glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state at least 20 % but less than 50 % by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar
- [1702.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170250) Chemically pure fructose
- [1702.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170260) Other fructose and fructose syrup, containing in the dry state more than 50 % by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar
- [1702.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170290) Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 % by weight of fructose

### [17.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1703) Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar

- [1703.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170310) Cane molasses
- [1703.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170390) Other

### [17.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1704) Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa

- [1704.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170410) Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated
- [1704.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170490) Other


## 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 States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/17): 92 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous chapter: [16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/16) Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects
- Next chapter: [18](https://border.bot/hs-codes/18) Cocoa and cocoa preparations

## 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/17.json