2303.20.00 - Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture

This HTS category, 2303.20.00, encompasses waste products generated specifically from the manufacture of sugar. This includes beet-pulp, which is the fibrous residue remaining after the extraction of sugar from sugar beets, and bagasse, the dry, fibrous residue left after sugarcane stalks are crushed to extract their juice. It also covers other similar waste materials directly derived from the sugar production process.

This classification is distinct from its sibling categories. While 2303.10.00 covers residues from starch manufacture and similar products, and 2303.30.00.00 deals with waste from brewing or distilling, this category's scope is exclusively limited to by-products originating from sugar processing. The key differentiator lies in the source industry of the waste material.

Within this category, further subdivisions exist to refine classification. The subcategory 2303.20.00.20 specifically addresses dried beet-pulp, which has undergone a drying process to reduce moisture content, often for use in animal feed. The residual portion falls under the more general designation of "Other" (2303.20.00.40), which would include forms of bagasse or other sugar manufacturing waste not specifically classified as dried beet-pulp.