# HS code 1702.20: Maple sugar and maple syrup

> HS code 1702.20 covers maple sugar and maple syrup. It sits in heading 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) in chapter 17 (sugars and sugar confectionery). Other goods of heading 17.02 are classified under 1702.11 (lactose and lactose syrup, containing by weight 99 % or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter), 1702.19 (lactose and lactose syrup, other), 1702.30 (glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20 % by weight of fructose), 1702.40 (glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state at least 20 % but less than 50 % by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar) or 3 others. National tariff lines under 1702.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (11 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/170220
Last updated: 11 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 1702.20
- Covers: Maple sugar and maple syrup
- Heading: [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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1702)
- Chapter: [17: Sugars and sugar confectionery](https://border.bot/hs-codes/17)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 11 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/170220)

## What this code covers

HS code 1702.20 covers maple sugar and maple syrup.

The legal text of the subheading is “Maple sugar and maple syrup”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 17.02 are classified under 1702.11 (lactose and lactose syrup, containing by weight 99 % or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter), 1702.19 (lactose and lactose syrup, other), 1702.30 (glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20 % by weight of fructose), 1702.40 (glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state at least 20 % but less than 50 % by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar) or 3 others.

- [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
- [1702.30](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

## How it is structured

1702.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 17, are the chapter; the first four, 1702, are heading 17.02; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 17: Sugars and sugar confectionery
- Heading 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
- Subheading 1702.20: Maple sugar and maple syrup

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 1702.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (11 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/170220): 11 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [1702.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/170219) Lactose and lactose syrup: Other
- Next subheading: [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

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1702.20 cover?

HS code 1702.20 covers maple sugar and maple syrup.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1702.20 in?

HS code 1702.20 is in heading 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) in chapter 17 (sugars and sugar confectionery).

### Where are goods of heading 17.02 classified when 1702.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 17.02 are classified under 1702.11 (lactose and lactose syrup, containing by weight 99 % or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter), 1702.19 (lactose and lactose syrup, other), 1702.30 (glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20 % by weight of fructose), 1702.40 (glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state at least 20 % but less than 50 % by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar) or 3 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 1702.20?

National tariff lines under 1702.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (11 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/170220.json