HS chapter 17
Sugar and confectionery
Chapter 17 has 4 headings with 44 EU tariff lines and 23 Mercosur tariff lines. Duty-free from entry into force: 0 EU and 2 Mercosur lines. Ten years or more, a quota or excluded: 35 EU and 18 Mercosur lines.
Official chapter title: Sugars and sugar confectionery · Data last updated 18 October 2026
How fast duties fall
Tariff lines of the chapter by staging category, in each schedule.
| Treatment | EU lines | Mercosur lines |
|---|---|---|
| Duty-free from entry into force (0) | 0 | 2 |
| Phased out over 4 to 8 years | 9 | 3 |
| Phased out over 10 years | 12 | 13 |
| Phased out over 15 years (15, 15V) | 0 | 3 |
| Tariff-rate quota | 16 | 1 |
| Excluded (E) | 7 | 1 |
Headings in this chapter
Headings with a product page are linked. For the others, open the calculator. Heading descriptions are the English HS nomenclature.
| Heading | Description | Into the EU | Into Brazil | Calculate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1701 | Cane and beet sugarQuotaExcluded lines | base 0% | base 16%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 1702 | Other sugars and syrupsQuota | base 0–16%zero by 2033 | base 16%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 1703 | Molasses; resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar | base 0%zero by 2033 | base 16%zero by 2030 | Calculate |
| 1704 | Sugar confectioneryQuota | base 6.2–13.4%zero by 2036 | base 20%zero by 2041 | Calculate |