Molasses import tariffs
- Tariffs & quotas
Summary
The European Union (EU) has amended the cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) representative prices for sugar beet and sugar cane molasses for the 2026 marketing year (which runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027). Import duties remain at zero for both beet and sugar cane molasses.
EU amends sugar molasses representative prices, with no changes to import duties
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2212 of 25 September 2026 fixing the representative prices, import duties and additional import duties applicable to molasses in the sugar sector from 1 October 2026
Update
The European Union (EU) has amended the cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) representative prices for sugar beet and sugar cane molasses for the 2026 marketing year (which runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027). Import duties remain at zero for both beet and sugar cane molasses.
Impacted Products
Molasses
What is changing?
The European Commission has amended the representative prices (the CIF import prices) for molasses for the 2026 marketing year that ends on 30 September 2027. These changes do not have an impact on the import duties for sugar cane and sugar beet molasses, which both remain at zero duty. The revised representative prices are set out in Table 1.
Timeline
The revised representative prices apply from 1 October 2026.
Background
Regulation 2023/2834 sets a “representative price” for imported molasses covered by CN codes 1703 10 00 (sugar cane molasses) and 1703 90 00 (sugar beet molasses). This is the cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) price based on world market prices (Art. 25). These are fixed for each marketing year (from 1 October to 30 September of the following year) and can be amended by the European Commission.
Import duties for molasses are set on the basis of representative prices (Regulation 2023/2835, Art. 8). Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product concerned and the CIF representative price, additional import duties are set (Regulation 2023/2834, Art. 33).
Regulation 2026/2212 replaces Regulation 2026/1187.
Resources
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1187 of 26 May 2026 fixing the representative prices, import duties and additional import duties applicable to molasses in the sugar sector from 1 June 2026
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834 as regards imports in the sectors of rice, cereals, sugar and hops
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2835 as regards rules on import in the sectors of rice, cereals, sugar and hops
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products
Sources
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2212 of 25 September 2026 fixing the representative prices, import duties and additional import duties applicable to molasses in the sugar sector from 1 October 2026
Tables & Figures
Table 1: Representative molasses prices, import duties, and additional duties from 1 October 2026
| Product (CN code) | Euros (€) per 100 kg (net) of product: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative price | Import duty | Additional duty | |
| Molasses from: | |||
| sugar cane (1703 10 00) | 14.97 | 0 | – |
| sugar beet (1703 90 00) | 16.31 | 0 | – |
Source: based on Regulation 2026/2212
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EU amends sugar molasses representative prices, with no changes to import duties
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2212 fixing the representative prices, import duties and additional import duties applicable to molasses in the sugar sector from 1 October 2026
What is changing and why?
The European Commission has amended the representative prices [the cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) import prices] of molasses for the 2026 marketing year (that runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027). The import duties for both sugar cane and sugar beet molasses remain at zero duty. The revised representative prices are set out in Table 1.
Timeline
The revised representative prices apply from 1 October 2026.
Tables & Figures
Table 1: Representative molasses prices, import duties, and additional duties from 1 October 2026
| Product (CN code) | Euros (€) per 100 kg (net) of product: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative price | Import duty | Additional duty | |
| Molasses from: | |||
| sugar cane (1703 10 00) | 14.97 | 0 | – |
| sugar beet (1703 90 00) | 16.31 | 0 | – |
Source: based on Regulation 2026/2212
Disclaimer: Under no circumstances shall COLEAD be liable for any loss, damage, liability or expense incurred or suffered that is claimed to have resulted from the use of information available on this website or any link to external sites. The use of the website is at the user’s sole risk and responsibility. This information platform was created and maintained with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents do not, however, reflect the views of the European Union.