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 › Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose
1702.90.30 — Flavoured or coloured sugars (excluding maltose)
Đường đã pha hương liệu hoặc chất màu (trừ mantoza)
Unit: kg (kg)
HS code 17029030 covers flavoured or coloured sugars (excluding maltose) under heading 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), Chapter 17. The MFN import duty is 15%; the lowest FTA rate is 0% under ASEAN - China (ACFTA) (C/O form E required). VAT: 5/8/10%. Unit of quantity: kg.
MFN import duty
15%
Lowest FTA
0%
ASEAN - China (ACFTA)
VAT
5/8/10%
Excise / Env. tax
—
Not subject
Import duty comparison across FTA schedules
Full table with legal documents & effective dates
| Tax / Schedule | Rate | Document | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preferential import duty (MFN) | 15% | 26/2023/NĐ-CP | 15/07/2023 |
| Ordinary import duty | 22.5% | 15/2023/QĐ-TTg | 15/07/2023 |
| ASEAN (ATIGA)(2026) | 0% | 126/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - China (ACFTA) | 0% | 118/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - Japan (AJCEP)(01/04/2026 - 31/3/2027) | 0% | 120/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - Japan (VJEPA)(1/4/2026 - 31/3/2027) | 0% | 124/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - Korea (AKFTA) | 0% | 119/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - Australia/New Zealand (AANZFTA) | 0% | 121/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - India (AIFTA)(01/01/2026 - 31/12/2026) | 0% | 122/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - Korea (VKFTA)(2026) | 0% | 125/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - Chile (VCFTA)(2026) | 0% | 112/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - Eurasian Economic Union (VN-EAEU)(2026) | * | 113/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| CPTPP Agreement(2026) | 0,9; M: 1,3% | 115/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| ASEAN - Hong Kong (AHKFTA)(2026) | 3% | 123/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - EU (EVFTA)(2026) | 1,8% | 116/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - UK (UKVFTA)(2026) | 1,8% | 117/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| Vietnam - Laos | 0% | 206/2025/NĐ-CP | 15/07/2025 |
| Vietnam - Israel (VIFTA)(2026) | 15% | 131/2024/NĐ-CP | 15/10/2024 |
| RCEP - Group A (ASEAN)(2026) | 0% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| RCEP - Group B (China)(2026) | 0% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| RCEP - Group C (Korea)(2026) | 0% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| RCEP - Group D (Japan)(2026) | 0% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| RCEP - Group E (Australia)(2026) | 0% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
| RCEP - Group F (New Zealand)(2026) | 0% | 129/2022/NĐ-CP | 30/12/2022 |
FTA schedules are cut annually: the rate shown applies to the period in brackets, per the decree's appendix.
FTA duty phase-down
Upcoming reductions for this code — the new rate takes effect on this site automatically on the effective date.
- ASEAN - Hong Kong (AHKFTA)3% (2026)0%from 01/01/2027
- CPTPP Agreement0,9; M: 1,3 (2026)0,4; M: 0,9from 01/01/2027…continues per the schedule — see the decree annex
- Vietnam - EU (EVFTA)1,8% (2026)1,3%from 01/01/2027…continues per the schedule — see the decree annex
- Vietnam - UK (UKVFTA)1,8% (2026)1,3%from 01/01/2027…continues per the schedule — see the decree annex
Only the steps present in the data (each schedule's next period) are shown. A schedule not reaching 0% here does not mean it stops — the full schedule is in the decree annex.
VAT · Excise tax · Environmental protection tax
| Tax / Schedule | Rate | Document | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value added tax (VAT) | 5/8/10% | 181/2025/NĐ-CP | 01/07/2025 |
Rules of origin by FTA
To claim an FTA rate the goods must meet the origin criterion below AND carry a valid C/O — the right HS code alone is not enough.
- Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose:
RVC(40) or CTH
RVC(40) hoặc CTH
CTHRVC40
Source: Circular No. 44/2025/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2022 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
- Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose:
CC
CC
Source: Circular No. 37/2022/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2017 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
- Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose:
CC
CC
Source: Circular No. 03/2019/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2012 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
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
Sử dụng nguyên liệu từ bất kỳ Nhóm nào để sản xuất, ngoại trừ Nhóm của sản phẩm, trong đó trọng lượng nguyên liệu thuộc các Nhóm từ 1101 đến 1108, Nhóm 1701 và Nhóm 1703 được sử dụng không vượt quá 30% trọng lượng sản phẩm.
Source: Circular No. 14/2026/TT-BCT
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
CC
CC
Source: Circular No. 32/2022/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2022 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
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
Sản xuất từ nguyên liệu thuộc bất kỳ Nhóm nào, ngoại trừ Nhóm của sản phẩm, trong đó trọng lượng nguyên liệu thuộc các Nhóm từ 1101 đến 1108, Nhóm 1701 và Nhóm 1703 không vượt quá 30% trọng lượng sản phẩm.
Source: Circular No. 02/2021/TT-BCT
- Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose:
CC
CC
Source: Circular No. 10/2009/TT-BCT
- Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose:
CTH or RVC(40)
CTH hoặc RVC(40)
CTHRVC40
Source: Circular No. 09/2022/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2017 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
- Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50% by weight of fructose:
CC, except from Chapter 12
CC, ngoại trừ từ Chương 12
CC
Source: Circular No. 01/2024/TT-BCT · annex uses HS 2022 while this site uses AHTN 2022 — check headings that changed between versions
Agreements with no rule specific to this code
This code carries a preferential rate under the agreements below but has no line of its own in the product-specific rules annex. The goods must still meet an origin requirement.
The agreement sets a general rule for codes outside the annex:
1. The goods referred to in Clause 3, Article 5 of this Circular, other than the goods provided in Clause 2 of this Article, are considered originating if:
a) The goods have a regional value content (RVC) of not less than 40% of the FOB value calculated in accordance with Article 8 of this Circular and the last production process is carried out in a Member State; or
b) Goods of Chapters 25, 26, 28, 29, 31 and 39; Chapters 42 to 49; Chapters 57 to 59; Chapters 61, 62 and 64; Chapters 66 to 71; Chapters 73 to 83; Chapters 86 and 88; and Chapters 91 to 97 of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System using non-originating materials undergo a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (CTH), except for headings 29.01, 29.02, 31.05, 39.01, 39.02, 39.03, 39.07 and 39.08, to which the RVC 40% origin criterion applies.
CTHRVC40
Source: Circular No. 12/2019/TT-BCT · Article 7(1)
The agreement sets a general rule for codes outside the annex:
1. The goods referred to in Clause 3, Article 5 of this Circular, other than the goods provided in Clause 2 of this Article, are considered originating if they have an RVC of not less than 40% calculated in accordance with Article 8 of this Circular.
Source: Circular No. 21/2019/TT-BCT · Article 7(1)
The agreement sets a general rule for codes outside the annex:
1. Products referred to in Clause 2, Article 2 are considered originating if:
a) The AIFTA content is not less than thirty-five per cent (35%) of the FOB value; and
b) The non-originating materials used in the production of that product have undergone a change in tariff classification at the six (6)-digit level (CTSH) of the Harmonized System.
provided that the last production process is carried out in the territory of the exporting Member State.
CTSH
Source: Circular No. 15/2010/TT-BCT · Article 4(1) of Appendix 1
The agreement sets a general rule for codes outside the annex:
1. For the purposes of point b clause 1 Article 5 of this Circular, goods not covered by Article 8 of this Circular shall be considered as originating if they have a regional value content (hereinafter referred to as RVC) of at least 40% of the FOB value, or if they have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (hereinafter referred to as CTH) of the Harmonized System.
CTH
Source: Circular No. 49/2025/TT-BCT · Article 7(1)
The agreement sets a general rule for codes outside the annex:
1. General origin criteria:
a) Goods referred to in Clause 2, Article 2 of this Appendix are considered originating in the Member State where the production or processing of those goods took place if:
- The goods have a regional value content (hereinafter referred to as the “ASEAN Value Content” or the “Regional Value Content (RVC)”) of not less than 40% (forty per cent), calculated in accordance with the formula provided in Article 5 of this Appendix; or
- All non-originating materials used in the production of those goods have undergone a change in tariff classification (hereinafter referred to as “CTC”) at the 4 (four)-digit level (that is, a change of heading) of the Harmonized System.
b) Each Member State shall allow the exporter of the goods to decide whether to use the criterion of “RVC of not less than 40% (forty per cent)” or that of “a change in tariff classification at the 4 (four)-digit level” referred to at Point a, Clause 1 in determining the origin of the goods.
CTC
Source: Circular No. 22/2016/TT-BCT · Article 4(1) of Appendix I
The agreement sets a general rule for codes outside the annex:
1. For the purposes of Clause 2, Article 2, goods are considered originating in the Member State where the production or processing took place if:
a) The goods have a regional value content (RVC) of not less than forty per cent (40%), calculated in accordance with Article 5; or
b) All the non-originating materials used in the production of those goods undergo a change in tariff classification (hereinafter referred to as “CTC”) at the four (4)-digit level (that is, a change of heading) of the Harmonized System.
2. Each Member State shall allow the exporter to use either of the criteria provided at Point a, Clause 1 or Point b, Clause 1 of this Article to determine the origin of the goods.
CTC
Source: Circular No. 31/2013/TT-BCT · Article 4(1)
The agreement sets a general rule for codes outside the annex:
1. General origin criterion
a) Goods specified in Clause 2 of Article 2 shall be considered as originating in the Member State where the working or processing of those goods has taken place if:
- The goods have a regional value content (hereinafter referred to as the “Viet Nam - Laos value content” or the “regional value content (LVC)”) of not less than forty percent (40%), calculated in accordance with the formula provided in Article 5; or
- All non-originating materials used in the production of those goods have undergone a change in tariff classification (hereinafter referred to as “CTC”) at the four (4)-digit level (meaning a change of heading) of the Harmonized System.
b) Each Member State shall allow the exporter of the goods to decide to use either of the two criteria “LVC of not less than forty percent (40%)” or “change in tariff classification at the four (04)-digit level” referred to at point a of Clause 1 in order to determine the origin of the goods.
CTCLVC
Source: Circular No. 04/2010/TT-BCT · Article 4(1) of Appendix 1
Criteria are quoted verbatim from the Vietnamese circular, not paraphrased.
Notes for Section IV — PREPARED FOODSTUFFS; BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR; TOBACCO AND MANUFACTURED TOBACCO SUBSTITUTES; PRODUCTS, WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING NICOTINE, INTENDED FOR INHALATION WITHOUT COMBUSTION; OTHER NICOTINE CONTAINING PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR THE INTAKE OF NICOTINE INTO THE HUMAN BODY
1. In this Section the term “pellets” means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3% by weight.
Notes for Chapter 17 — Sugars and sugar confectionery
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) Medicaments or other products of Chapter 30.
Subheading Notes
1. For the purposes of subheadings 1701.12, 1701.13 and 1701.14, “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.
Vietnam trade in subheading 1702.90
Figures cover the whole 6-digit subheading 1702.90, not code 17029030 alone — UN Comtrade only publishes to 6 digits. Latest year available for Vietnam is 2023.
Imports
- 202143 mn USD
- 202242 mn USD
- 202346 mn USD
Top partners 2023
- China27 mn USD
- India6 mn USD
- Malaysia3 mn USD
- USA3 mn USD
- Chile1 mn USD
- Rep. of Korea1 mn USD
- France1 mn USD
- Japan551,959 USD
Exports
- 202135 mn USD
- 202251 mn USD
- 202375 mn USD
Top partners 2023
- China74 mn USD
- USA691,268 USD
- Japan164,884 USD
- Rep. of Korea126,589 USD
- Other Asia, nes100,603 USD
- India76,953 USD
- Malaysia68,189 USD
- Thailand43,390 USD
2024: as reported by partner countries
Vietnam has not filed 2024 yet, so this is rebuilt from what its 19 largest trading partners reported about trade with Vietnam (85% of Vietnam's trade). Not the same measure as the figures above — compare it only with the 2023 row beside it.
| 2023 | 2024 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 74 mn USD | 105 mn USD | +41% |
| Imports | 41 mn USD | 45 mn USD | +11% |
- Exports 2023: partners reported 74 mn USD where Vietnam reported 75 mn USD — 0.99× on this measure.
- Imports 2023: partners reported 41 mn USD where Vietnam reported 46 mn USD — 0.89× on this measure.
The gap is not a rounding difference: goods re-exported through Hong Kong or Singapore, a different heading chosen by the importing customs, and origin-based versus destination-based attribution all pull the two measures apart. Use the year-on-year change, not the level.
Source: UN Comtrade (preview API) — reported by Vietnam. Partner totals are as reported and may differ from partner-country statistics.
Corresponding US tariff lines
Six digits are identical worldwide under the HS Convention, so 1702.90 is the same subheading in both schedules. What differs is how each country splits it: below are the 12 US lines under 1702.90.
| US HTS code | Description | General duty |
|---|---|---|
| 1702.90.05.00 | Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose › Derived from sugar cane or sugar beets › Containing soluble non-sugar solids (excluding any foreign substances, including but not limited to molasses, that may have been added to or developed in the product) equal to 6 percent or less by weight of the total soluble solids › Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions(kg) | 3.6606¢/kg of total sugars |
| 1702.90.10.00 | Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose › Derived from sugar cane or sugar beets › Containing soluble non-sugar solids (excluding any foreign substances, including but not limited to molasses, that may have been added to or developed in the product) equal to 6 percent or less by weight of the total soluble solids › Described in additional U.S. note 5 to this chapterand entered pursuant to its provisions(kg) | 3.6606¢/kg of total sugars |
| 1702.90.20.00 | Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose › Derived from sugar cane or sugar beets › Containing soluble non-sugar solids (excluding any foreign substances, including but not limited to molasses, that may have been added to or developed in the product) equal to 6 percent or less by weight of the total soluble solids › Other(kg) | 35.74¢/kg |
| 1702.90.35.00 | Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose › Derived from sugar cane or sugar beets › Other › Invert molasses(liters, kg) | 0.35¢/liter |
| 1702.90.40.00 | Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose › Derived from sugar cane or sugar beets › Other › Other(liters, kg) | 0.35¢/liter |
| 1702.90.52.00 | Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose › Other › Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions(kg) | 6% |
| 1702.90.54.00 | Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose › Other › Other › Blended syrups described in additional U.S. note 4 to chapter 17 › Described in additional U.S. note 9 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions(kg) | 6% |
| 1702.90.58.00 | Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 percent by weight of fructose › Other › Other › Blended syrups described in additional U.S. note 4 to chapter 17 › Other(kg) | 33.9¢/kg of total sugars + 5.1% |
Additional Chapter 99 duties apply to goods of Vietnam
- 9903.02.69 +20% — The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 20%
- 9903.05.84 +12.5% — The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 12.5%
These are added to the General duty above, not in place of it. Whether a given article falls inside their scope — and the exclusion lists — is set out in the U.S. notes to Chapter 99, which are prose and not machine-readable, so this site does not assign them per code. Check the official schedule before quoting a landed cost.
Already terminated: 9903.01.72 +46%
The General column is the rate for Vietnam: the Special column lists US preference programmes (GSP, USMCA, KORUS…) and Vietnam is in none of them. Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States — 2026 HTS Revision 13. For reference only — classification on import is decided by US Customs, and anti-dumping, countervailing and Section 232/301 measures are not covered here.
Codes at the same level under 170290
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