[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 2]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR151.21]



[Page 190]

 

                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

        HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (CONTINUED)

 

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]