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Chapter 17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery

1704.90.20

White chocolate

  1. 1704 Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa
  2. 1704.90 - Other:
  3. - - White chocolate

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Unit: kg Level: 8-digit line Source: BT2026 row 2329 SOURCE

Taxes applicable in 2026

Source: consolidated BT2026 tariff (updated 05/04/2026)
Ordinary import duty 30% 15/2023/QĐ-TTg · 15 Jul 2023
Preferential (MFN) 20% 26/2023/NĐ-CP · 15 Jul 2023
VAT 8 / 10 (several rates) 181/2025/NĐ-CP · 1 Jul 2025
Excise tax No data
Environmental tax No data
Export duty No data

Special preferential (FTA) rates – 2026

FTARateData basisProof of originLegal basisStatus
AANZFTA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)		 AANZ 121/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
ACFTA 0% (except MM) Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)		 E 118/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
AJCEP 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
01/4/2026 - 31/3/2027		 AJ 120/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
AKFTA 0% (except PH) Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)		 AK 119/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
ATIGA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 D 126/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
CPTPP 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
(VI)		 CPTPP 115/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VCFTA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 VC 112/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VJEPA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
01/4/2026 - 31/3/2027		 JV · Form VJ 124/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VKFTA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 VK 125/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VN-EAEU 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 EAV 113/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VN-LAO 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026 S 206/2025/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
EVFTA 2.5% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 EUR.1 116/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
UKVFTA 2.5% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 EUR.1 117/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
AIFTA 5% Consolidated BT2026
01/01/2026 - 31/12/2026		 AI 122/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex A)
BN, KH, ID, LA, MY, MM, PH, SG, TH
 10% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex B)
AU
 10% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex C)
CN
 10% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex E)
KR
 10% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex F)
NZ
 10% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex D)
JP
 10.9% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VIFTA 8% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 Form VI (verify) 131/2024/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
AHKFTA 20% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 AHK 123/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VN-CAM No data No data S 56/2026/NĐ-CP No data
VNCU No data No data VNCB · Form VC (Cuba) 114/2022/NĐ-CP No data

A published rate does not mean the goods qualify. Origin rules and valid proof of origin are required.

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Rate history / phase-down by year

From the 2022–2027 FTA schedule worksheets
FTAPeriods
ACFTA
AC · row 2338
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)0%
Excluded countries: MM
ATIGA
AT · row 2299
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
AJCEP
AJ · row 2337
30/12/2022 - 31/3/20233% 01/4/2023 - 31/3/20240% 01/4/2024 - 31/3/20250% 01/4/2025 - 31/3/20260% 01/4/2026 - 31/3/20270% 01/4/2027 - 31/3/20280%
VJEPA
VJ · row 2339
30/12/2022 - 31/3/20235% 01/4/2023 - 31/3/20242.5% 01/4/2024 - 31/3/20250% 01/4/2025 - 31/3/20260% 01/4/2026 - 31/3/20270% 01/4/2027 - 31/3/20280%
AKFTA
AK · row 2341
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)0%
Excluded countries: PH Rate with exclusions: 0(-PH)
AANZFTA
AANZ · row 2305
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)0%
Rate column F (hidden): 0
AIFTA
AI · row 2301
30/12/20225% 31/12/2022 - 30/12/20235% 31/12/2023 - 30/12/20245% 31/12/2024 - 31/12/20255% 01/01/2026 - 31/12/20265% 01/01/2027 - 31/12/20275%
VKFTA
VK · row 2299
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
VCFTA
VC · row 2348
20225% 20233% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
VN-EAEU
EAV · row 2341
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
AHKFTA
AKH · row 2353
202220% 202320% 202420% 202520% 202620% 202720%
EVFTA
EV-NK · row 2320
202212.5% 202310% 20247.5% 20255% 20262.5% 20270%
Change flag (helper): X
UKVFTA
UKV · row 2322
202212.5% 202310% 20247.5% 20255% 20262.5% 20270%
Change flag (helper): X
CPTPP
CPTPP · row 2318
(I) → 2021*8.5% (II) → 2022*5.7% (III) → 2023*2.8% (IV) → 2024*0% (V) → 2025*0% (VI) → 2026*0% (VII) → 2027*0%
RCEP A
RCEPT-A · row 2339
202218% 202316% 202414% 202512% 202610% 20278%
RCEP B
B · row 2339
202218% 202316% 202414% 202512% 202610% 20278%
RCEP C
C · row 2339
202218% 202316% 202414% 202512% 202610% 20278%
RCEP D
D · row 2339
202218.2% 202316.4% 202414.5% 202512.7% 202610.9% 20279.1%
RCEP E
E · row 2342
202218% 202316% 202414% 202512% 202610% 20278%
RCEP F
F · row 2339
202218% 202316% 202414% 202512% 202610% 20278%
VIFTA
VI · row 2185
202416% 202512% 20268% 20274%
Helper column J: 8

* CPTPP periods (I)–(VII) are mapped to years by matching BT2026 (DERIVED data – verify).

Advisory & warnings

General assessment (origin not considered). Run Smart Tariff Advisory for an origin-specific assessment.

YELLOW – REVIEW REQUIRED DOC-001 Specialised inspection
Description
Item policy (source, Vietnamese): HH KTCN về an toàn thực phẩm (1182/QĐ-BCT-PL2-2021)
Legal reference
1182/QĐ-BCT-PL
Recommended action
Prepare inspection/certification filings under the cited instruments before clearance.
Verification status
Instrument cited in source; validity not verified
YELLOW – REVIEW REQUIRED FTA-013 FTA rate not lower than MFN
Description
AHKFTA 20%: the preferential rate is equal to or higher than the MFN rate (20%) in the source tariff – claiming the FTA brings no saving.
Related data
MFN 20%
Recommended action
Consider the MFN rate (if the origin qualifies for MFN treatment) instead of preparing FTA origin documents.
Verification status
Not verified – check required
YELLOW – REVIEW REQUIRED HS-003 Classification Review Required – similar lines exist
Description
Subheading 1704.90 has 4 lines; 1704.90.20 is distinguished from its siblings by: White chocolate.
Related data
1704.90.10 Medicated pastilles and drops; 1704.90.91 Soft, containing gelatin; 1704.90.99 Other
Legal reference
31/2022/TT-BTC
Recommended action
Verify the distinguishing features; consider an advance classification ruling if uncertain.
Verification status
Not verified – check required
YELLOW – REVIEW REQUIRED TAX-001 Several VAT rates
Description
The VAT column shows "8/10".
Legal reference
181/2025/NĐ-CP
Recommended action
Determine the VAT rate by the nature of goods and reduction rules (174/2025/NĐ-CP, Annex I/II).
Verification status
Not verified – check required
GRAY – DATA UNAVAILABLE TR-004 Not Assessed – Additional Regulatory Verification Required
Description
The source file records no trade remedy for 1704.90.20. This does NOT mean there is no risk.
Recommended action
Check the MOIT Trade Remedies Authority database.
Verification status
Not verified – check required
GREEN – VERIFIED DQ-001 MFN rate present in the source
Description
The MFN rate 20% for 1704.90.20 was checked against BT2026 (cell BT2026!N2329), basis 26/2023/NĐ-CP.
Legal reference
26/2023/NĐ-CP
Recommended action
Verification scope: matched against source file version 2026.04.05; not a substitute for the legal text.
Verification status
Checked against the source tariff file

Chapter notes

Note

1. This Chapter does not cover:

(a) Sugar confectionery containing cocoa (heading 18.06);

(b) Chemically pure sugars (other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose) or other products of heading 29.40; or

(c) Medicaments or other products of Chapter 30.

Subheading Notes

1. For the purposes of subheadings 1701.12, 1701.13 and 1701.14, “raw sugar” means sugar whose content of sucrose by weight, in the dry state, corresponds to a polarimeter reading of less than 99.5°.

2. Subheading 1701.13 covers only cane sugar obtained without centrifugation, whose content of sucrose by weight, in the dry state, corresponds to a polarimeter reading of 69° or more but less than 93°. The product contains only natural anhedral microcrystals, of irregular shape, not visible to the naked eye, which are surrounded by residues of molasses and other constituents of sugar cane.

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