[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR151.21]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 151--EXAMINATION, SAMPLING, AND TESTING OF MERCHANDISE--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart B--Sugars, Sirups, and Molasses
 
Sec. 151.21  Definitions.


    The following are general definitions for the purposes of this 
subpart in applying the provisions of Chapters 17 and 18, Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202):
    (a) Degree. ``Degree'' or ``sugar degree'' means an International 
Sugar Degree as determined by polarimetric test performed in accordance 
with procedures recognized by the International Commission for Uniform 
Methods of Sugar Analysis. This test discloses the percentage of sucrose 
contained in the sugar.
    (b) Total sugars. ``Total sugars'' means the sum of the sucrose, the 
raffinose, and the reducing sugars.

[T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17470, July 2, 1973, as amended by T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 
51268, Dec. 21, 1988]