HS Code 1702Sugars, 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

What HS code 1702 covers

Think of heading 1702 as the "other sugars" heading. Everyday sugar sits next door in 1701. Heading 1702 holds the rest. That means milk sugar (lactose), maltose, glucose, fructose and maple sugar. It also holds artificial honey, caramel and sugar syrups. A syrup only counts here when it has no added flavouring or colouring matter.

You may see the same number called HSN code 1702 or HTS 1702. The first six digits are shared across these lists. Countries add their own extra digits after the sixth. Use the HS code classifier when you need to confirm a full national line.

HS 1702 six-digit codes: lactose, glucose, fructose, maple sugar

Here is each subheading under the plain name traders use. Match your product to the name first. Then check the limits in the next section.

• 170211 and 170219: lactose
• 170220: maple sugar and maple syrup
• 170230 and 170240: glucose and glucose syrup
• 170250 and 170260: fructose
• 170290: invert sugar, sugar syrup blends and other 1702 sugars with no line of their own

How to pick the right 1702 subheading

Start with the main sugar in your product. For lactose, the test is purity, measured on the dry matter. A lactose share of 99 or more by weight goes to 170211. Anything lower goes to 170219.

For glucose syrup, look at the fructose share in the dry state. No fructose, or a share below 20 by weight, points to 170230. A share from 20 up to, but not including, 50 points to 170240. Dextrose is a common trade name for glucose, so check these two lines first for dextrose too.

For fructose, the first question is whether it is chemically pure and in solid form. If yes, it has its own line, 170250. Everything else, including syrups above 50 by weight of fructose, is 170260. Invert sugar is excluded from both 170240 and 170260. It goes to 170290, along with blends and sugars that have no separate line.

Maltose is named in the heading but not in any subheading title, so 170290 is where to look. Artificial honey and caramel are in the same position. If you are unsure, run the product through the classifier.

1702 vs 1701, 1703 and 1704

The difference between HS code 1701 and 1702 is the type of sugar. Heading 1701 is for sucrose, the common table sugar. Heading 1702 is for the other sugars described above.

Molasses, the by-product of extracting or refining sugar, is in 1703. Sugar sweets, including white chocolate with no cocoa, are in 1704. A finished sweet or a molasses stream does not belong in 1702, even if it contains glucose or fructose.

HS 1702 import and export data

EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources. Coverage: 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries. Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets. Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily. You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product, and book a free demo.

Start with the import data and export data pages to explore 1702 trade. Open the buyer data and supplier data pages to look for companies that handle glucose, lactose, fructose and sugar syrups.