HS code for candy
Candy usually fall under these codes of the EU customs tariff (2026). Each code shows the third-country duty, the EU duty on imports from countries without a preferential agreement.
1704 Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa
| Code | Description | Third-country duty |
|---|---|---|
| 1704 10 10 Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated – Containing less than 60 % by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) | Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated – Containing less than 60 % by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) | 6.2 % + 27.1 EUR DTN MAX 17.9 % |
| 1704 10 90 Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated – Containing 60 % or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) | Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated – Containing 60 % or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) | 6.3 % + 30.9 EUR DTN MAX 18.2 % |
| 1704 90 10 Other – Liquorice extract containing more than 10 % by weight of sucrose but not containing other added substances | Other – Liquorice extract containing more than 10 % by weight of sucrose but not containing other added substances | 13.4 % |
| 1704 90 30 Other – White chocolate | Other – White chocolate | 9.1 % + 45.1 EUR DTN MAX 18.9 % + 16.5 EUR DTN |
| 1704 90 51 Other – Other – Pastes, including marzipan, in immediate packings of a net content of 1 kg or more | Other – Other – Pastes, including marzipan, in immediate packings of a net content of 1 kg or more | 9 % + EA MAX 18.7 % +ADSZ |
| 1704 90 55 Other – Other – Throat pastilles and cough drops | Other – Other – Throat pastilles and cough drops | 9 % + EA MAX 18.7 % +ADSZ |
| 1704 90 61 Other – Other – Sugar-coated (panned) goods | Other – Other – Sugar-coated (panned) goods | 9 % + EA MAX 18.7 % +ADSZ |
| 1704 90 65 Other – Other – Other – Gum confectionery and jelly confectionery, including fruit pastes in the form of sugar confectionery | Other – Other – Other – Gum confectionery and jelly confectionery, including fruit pastes in the form of sugar confectionery | 9 % + EA MAX 18.7 % +ADSZ |
| 1704 90 71 Other – Other – Other – Boiled sweets, whether or not filled | Other – Other – Other – Boiled sweets, whether or not filled | 9 % + EA MAX 18.7 % +ADSZ |
| 1704 90 75 Other – Other – Other – Toffees, caramels and similar sweets | Other – Other – Other – Toffees, caramels and similar sweets | 9 % + EA MAX 18.7 % +ADSZ |
| 1704 90 81 Other – Other – Other – Other – Compressed tablets | Other – Other – Other – Other – Compressed tablets | 9 % + EA MAX 18.7 % +ADSZ |
| 1704 90 99 Other – Other – Other – Other – Other | Other – Other – Other – Other – Other | 9 % + EA MAX 18.7 % +ADSZ |
Classify your product
Which code applies depends on the material, function and use of the goods. Describe your product for a suggestion, and check the code with your customs authority or a Binding Tariff Information (BTI) before you import.
By hand or with hscode.info
Without the right code
- A wrong code: up to 14 points more duty, or a back-payment with interest
- Over 15,000 codes in the tariff to search by hand
- Product names rarely match the wording of the tariff
- The tariff changes every month
- 120,000 EU rulings in many languages to check
- Duty rates change without anyone telling you
With hscode.info
- 91% right chapter and 84.7% right subheading on the first suggestion
- 97.7% right when the AI says “Best match”, and it flags when it is unsure
- 99.2% right on everyday product names
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Accuracy in numbers
Tested on 1,000 real EU customs rulings
Each case is a product a customs authority has classified. The AI sees only the description and has to find the same code.
Chapter, 2 digits 91%
Heading, 4 digits 87.9%
Subheading, 6 digits 84.7% / 93.9%
First suggestion In the top 5
1,000 EU rulings, October 2026
97.7% right, for 60.9% of all cases
1,000 EU rulings, October 2026
99.2% right first on short names like “running shoes”
132 short product names, October 2026
What the right code is worth
One code off, up to 14 points of duty off
A wrong code costs either way: duty paid for nothing, or a back-payment with interest when customs notices. Third-country duty rates from the EU tariff.
Screens +14 points
0% computer monitor 8528 52 0014% other monitor 8528 59 00Trainers +8.9 points
8% leather upper 6403 99 9616.9% textile upper 6404 11 00Bicycles +8 points
6% with electric motor 8711 60 1014% without motor 8712 00 30Tableware +6.5 points
5.5% stoneware 6912 00 2312% porcelain 6911 10 00Handbags +6 points
3.7% textile outside 4202 22 909.7% plastic sheeting outside 4202 22 10
EU third-country duty, October 2026
€35,000 14 points duty difference on €250,000 of imports
EU third-country duty, October 2026