17Chapter

02Heading

90Subheading

71CN

00TARIC

Caramel

PREPARED FOODSTUFFS > SUGARS AND SUGAR CONFECTIONERY > 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 > Caramel

Origin

EU-Canada agreement: re-imported goods1006

0.000 %

CARIFORUM1033

0.000 %EU-CARIFORUM EPA

Eastern and Southern Africa States1034

0.000 %ESA Interim EPA

SADC EPA1035

0.000 %SADC EPA

GSP-EBA2005

0.000 %Everything But Arms

OCTs2080

0.000 %Overseas Association Decision

Andorra

0.000 %EU-Andorra Customs Union

Canada

0.000 %CETA (EU-Canada)

Hierarchy

04Section IV — PREPARED FOODSTUFFS

1700000000SUGARS AND SUGAR CONFECTIONERY

1702000000Other 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

1702900000Other, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50|% by weight of fructose

2 other codes

1702901000Chemically pure maltose 1702903000Isoglucose

1702905000Maltodextrine and maltodextrine syrup

1702907100Caramel

1 other codes

Duties & Measures

Preferential rates(29)

+19

Preferential rates - 29 Origin
Origin	Trade agreement	Details
EU-Canada agreement: re-imported goods1006 0.000 %	—	1
CARIFORUM1033 0.000 %EU-CARIFORUM EPA	EU-CARIFORUM EPA
Eastern and Southern Africa States1034 0.000 %ESA Interim EPA	ESA Interim EPA
SADC EPA1035 0.000 %SADC EPA	SADC EPA
GSP-EBA2005 0.000 %Everything But Arms	Everything But Arms
OCTs2080 0.000 %Overseas Association Decision	Overseas Association Decision
Andorra 0.000 %EU-Andorra Customs Union	EU-Andorra Customs Union
Canada 0.000 %CETA (EU-Canada)	CETA (EU-Canada)

Additional duties(3)

inherited from 1700000000

ERGA OMNES

50.000 %1Regulation 1227/252025-07-20

Except:RU(Russia)BY(Belarus)

1 certificate(s) required

Y155Particular provisions50.000 %

Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus

TM01026In case the goods are exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or from Belarus, the additional customs duty based on Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1227 is applied.

Belarus

50.000 %Regulation 1227/252025-07-20

TM01026In case the goods are exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or from Belarus, the additional customs duty based on Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1227 is applied.

Russia

50.000 %Regulation 1227/252025-07-20

TM01026In case the goods are exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or from Belarus, the additional customs duty based on Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1227 is applied.

Low-value consignment customs duty(2)

inherited from 1700000000

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EURRegulation 0382/262026-07-01

TM01066From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, a customs duty of EUR 3 per item in a consignment the intrinsic value of which does not exceed a total of EUR 150 shall apply instead of the relief eliminated pursuant to Article 1 of this Regulation, where: (a) the importation of the goods is exempt from VAT in accordance with Article 143(1), point (ca), of Directive 2006/112/EC; or (b) the goods are in a postal consignment as defined in Article 1, point (24), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446.

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EUR4Regulation 0382/262026-11-01

4 certificate(s) required

C127Other certificates

Merchant product identifier

C128Other certificates

Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier

C129Other certificates

Standardised manufacturer product identifier

Y081Particular provisions

No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists

Import not allowed

Preferential tariff quota(12)

Central America2200

0.000 %1Regulation 0924/132026-01-01

EU-Central America Association Agreement(since 2013)

Except:PA(Panama)

6 member countries

CRCosta RicaSVEl SalvadorGTGuatemalaHNHondurasNINicaraguaPAPanama

1 certificate(s) required

E017Export certificate from country of origin

Export certificate issued by the competent authorities of a third country

Measure not applicable

CD834Importations under the tariff-rate quotas shall be subject to the presentation of an export certificate issued by the competent authority of the relevant Republic of the CA Party

Mercosur5500

0.200 EUR DTN Z2Regulation 1988/202026-05-01

2 certificate(s) required

U126Proof of origin

Statement on origin (Article 3.16 of the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement)

C130Other certificates

Mercosur Quota Authorization Certificate

Measure not applicable

CD01043Article 3.30 of the Agreement on tariff rate quotas specifies that products exported under tariff rate quotas granted by the European Union shall be accompanied by an official document called ‘Mercosur Quota Authorization Certificate’ and issued by the Signatory Mercosur States, the model of which can be found here https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202600874.

Supplementary unit (import)(4)

Central America2200

KGM SRegulation 0924/132013-08-01

EU-Central America Association Agreement(since 2013)

6 member countries

CRCosta RicaSVEl SalvadorGTGuatemalaHNHondurasNINicaraguaPAPanama

TM824Raw sugar of the standard quality shall be sugar with a yield in white sugar of 92 per cent.

Ecuador

KGM SRegulation 0754/172017-01-01

EU-Andean Trade Agreement (Ecuador accession)(since 2017)

TM824Raw sugar of the standard quality shall be sugar with a yield in white sugar of 92 per cent.

Peru

KGM SRegulation 0405/132013-10-01

EU-Andean Trade Agreement(since 2013)

TM824Raw sugar of the standard quality shall be sugar with a yield in white sugar of 92 per cent.

Vietnam

KGM SRegulation 1024/202020-08-01

EU-Vietnam FTA (EVFTA)(since 2020)

TM824Raw sugar of the standard quality shall be sugar with a yield in white sugar of 92 per cent.

Import control(2)

inherited from 1700000000

Ukraine

Regulation 0692/142026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y997Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

Import not allowed

CD967I. According to Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014, it shall be prohibited to import into European Union goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol. The prohibition shall not apply in respect of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part. II. According to the Council Regulation (EU) 692/2014, the export of goods and technologies suited for use in the sectors of transport; telecommunications; energy; prospection, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources is prohibited: (a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or (b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.

Ukraine

Regulation 0263/222026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y984Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

Import/export not allowed after control

CD860According to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263 (OJ L42I, p. 77): I. It shall be prohibited to import into the European Union goods originating in non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts of Ukraine. The import prohibitions not apply in respect of: (a) the execution until 24 May 2022 of trade contracts concluded before 23 February 2022, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal person, entity or body seeking to perform the contract has notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established; (b) goods originating in the specified territories which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. II. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export goods and technology listed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263: (a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in the specified territories, or (b) for use in the specified territories. Annex II shall include certain goods and technologies suited for use in the following key sectors: (i) transport; (ii) telecommunications; (iii) energy; (iv) the prospecting, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources. The prohibitions in point II above shall be without prejudice to the execution until 24 August 2022 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 23 February 2022, or from ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.

Import control -organic products(1)

inherited from 1700000000

ERGA OMNES

Regulation 2306/212022-01-01

Except:IS(Iceland)NO(Norway)LI(Liechtenstein)CH(Switzerland)

2 certificate(s) required

C644Other certificates

Certificate of inspection for organic products

Y929Particular provisions

Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)

Import/export not allowed after control

CD808If goods bear a reference to organic production in the labelling, advertising material or accompanying documents of products, the declarant must submit a certificate of inspection (C644) at import in accordance with Article 45(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (release for free circulation). For products not covered by Regulation (EU) 2018/848, certificate Y929 has to be declared. These provisions shall apply in addition to the rules regarding the use of the Common Health Entry Document (CHED) by the competent authorities at border control posts in accordance with Article 56(3), point (b)(i), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and at control points in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2123 and with the rules on decisions on consignments laid down in Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

Start date: 1972-01-01

Trade Statistics

Description & Classification

Common misclassifications

1702907500: The product is in powder form, whether or not agglomerated.

Classification tips

Caramelised sugar or caramelised molasses; not in powder form, whether or not agglomerated.

Sample products

Caramelised sugar, containing 50% or more by weight of sucrose in the dry matter

Associated BTIs

CJEU Case Law

C-822/19

3 Jun 2021

Direcţia Generală Regională a Finanţelor Publice Braşov and Agenţia Naţională de Administrare Fiscală - Direcţia Generală a Vămilor - Direcţia Regională Vamală Braşov - Biroul Vamal de Interior Sibiu v Flavourstream SRL

On those grounds, the Court (Ninth Chamber) hereby rules: The Combined Nomenclature set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, in the version resulting from Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1101/2014 of 16 October 2014, must be interpreted as meaning that an aqueous solution obtained by thermal decomposition of dextrose, composed in particular of water-soluble aldehydes and ketones, does not come either under subheading 17029095 of that nomenclature, which covers inter alia invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends with fructose content, in the dry state, of 50% by weight, not classified under other subheadings of heading 1702 of that nomenclature, or under subheading 29124900 thereof, which refers to ‘other’ aldehyde-alcohols, aldehyde-ethers, aldehyde-phenols and aldehydes with other oxygen function, but under subheading 38249092 of that nomenclature, which refers to ‘Chemical products or preparations, predominantly composed of organic compounds, not elsewhere specified or included’, ‘in the form of a liquid at 20 °C’, provided that any potential nutritive value of that solution is merely incidental to that solution’s function as a chemical product and food additive. [Signatures] ( *1 ) Language of the case: Romanian.

Regulatory notes

Additional noteAdditional Notes to Chapter 17

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 degrees. 2. Subheading 1701 91 covers only sugar, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing in the dry state 99.5 % or more by weight of sucrose, determined by the polarimetric method. 3. For the purposes of subheadings 1702 30 10, 1702 40 10, 1702 60 10 and 1702 90 30, 'isoglucose' means the product obtained from glucose or its polymers with a content of fructose in the dry state of at least 10 % by weight. 4. 'Inulin syrup' (subheading 1702 60 80) means the immediate product obtained by hydrolysis of inulin or oligofructoses, containing in the dry state more than 50 % by weight of fructose in free form or as sucrose. 5. For the purposes of subheadings 1702 30 10, 1702 40 10, 1702 60 10 and 1702 90 30, 'in the dry state' is determined by the refractometric method.

Chapter note

Non-preferential origin

split_heading

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

As specified for split headings

Residual rule

1. For the purposes of this residual rule, "mixing" means the deliberate and proportionally controlled operation consisting in bringing together two or more fungible materials. 2. The origin of a mixture of products of this

Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446

FAQ

Are there tariff preferences for Caramel (1702907100)?

Yes, 28 tariff preferences are available for this code. Preferential rates apply to imports from countries with a trade agreement with the EU.

Are import controls required for Caramel (1702907100)?

Yes, 3 import control measure(s) apply to this code (e.g. CITES, REACH, sanitary controls, etc.).

How many BTIs (Binding Tariff Information) exist for Caramel (1702907100)?

1 BTIs have been issued for this TARIC code by EU Member States customs authorities.

What products are classified under code 1702907100?

TARIC code 1702907100 (Caramel) covers the following products: Caramelised sugar, containing 50% or more by weight of sucrose in the dry matter, Caramelised molasses, containing 50% or more by weight of sucrose in the dry matter.

How to correctly classify a product under code 1702907100?

Caramelised sugar or caramelised molasses; not in powder form, whether or not agglomerated.

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#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€2.3M	905Kt	€2.52/kg	67.0%
2	🇮🇩 Indonesia	€408K	174Kt	€2.34/kg	12.0%
3	🇹🇷 Turkey	€381K	111Kt	€3.43/kg	11.2%
4	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€230K	49Kt	€4.71/kg	6.7%
5	🇱🇧 Lebanon	€107K	33Kt	€3.25/kg	3.1%

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇩🇿 Algeria	€11.3M	9.4Mt	€1.20/kg	27.8%
2	🇺🇸 United States	€10.0M	3.4Mt	€2.97/kg	24.6%
3	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€9.1M	4.1Mt	€2.18/kg	22.4%
4	🇷🇺 Russia	€6.2M	3.5Mt	€1.78/kg	15.4%
5	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	€2.7M	1.3Mt	€2.00/kg	6.5%
6	🇲🇦 Morocco	€1.3M	812Kt	€1.62/kg	3.2%

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€2.3M	905Kt	€2.52/kg	67.0%
2	🇮🇩 Indonesia	€408K	174Kt	€2.34/kg	12.0%
3	🇹🇷 Turkey	€381K	111Kt	€3.43/kg	11.2%
4	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€230K	49Kt	€4.71/kg	6.7%
5	🇱🇧 Lebanon	€107K	33Kt	€3.25/kg	3.1%

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇩🇿 Algeria	€11.3M	9.4Mt	€1.20/kg	27.8%
2	🇺🇸 United States	€10.0M	3.4Mt	€2.97/kg	24.6%
3	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€9.1M	4.1Mt	€2.18/kg	22.4%
4	🇷🇺 Russia	€6.2M	3.5Mt	€1.78/kg	15.4%
5	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	€2.7M	1.3Mt	€2.00/kg	6.5%
6	🇲🇦 Morocco	€1.3M	812Kt	€1.62/kg	3.2%

Caramel

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