Sugars, including lactose, maltose, glucose or fructose in solid form; sugar syrups without added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel
HS heading 17.02 covers Sugars, including lactose, maltose, glucose or fructose in solid form; sugar syrups without added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel. Within Chapter 17 it splits into 8 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $140.7M
- Share of Chapter 17
- 5.4%
- Rank in its chapter
- #3 of 4
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 17.02 covers Sugars, including lactose, maltose, glucose or fructose in solid form; sugar syrups without added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel. At the six-digit line it breaks down further — starting with sugars — into 8 duty lines shown below. India is among the world's largest sugar producers and a swing exporter of raw and refined sugar, jaggery and molasses. India exported $140.7M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 5.4% of all Chapter 17 exports, ranking #3 of 4 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
17.02 is the four-digit HS heading for sugars, including lactose, maltose, glucose or fru. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many prepared foodstuffs, beverages & tobacco lines — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 17.02
The Harmonised System breaks Sugars, including lactose, maltose, glucose or fructose in solid form; sugar syrups without added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel into these 8 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Sugars; lactose and lactose syrup, containing by weight 99% or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter
Sugars; lactose and lactose syrup, containing by weight less than 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter
Sugars; maple sugar, chemically pure, in solid form; maple syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter
Sugars; glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20% by weight of fructose, the syrup not containing added flavouring or colouring matter
Sugars; glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state at least 20% but less than 50% by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar, the syrup not containing added flavouring or colouring matter
Sugars; fructose, chemically pure, in solid form
Sugars; fructose, other than chemically pure fructose, and fructose syrup (containing in the dry state more than 50% by weight of fructose), excluding invert sugar
Sugars; n.e.c. in heading no. 1702, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing, in the dry state, 50% by weight of fructose
Top destinations for Chapter 17 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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