Date: 2025-10-01Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2008 of 30 September 2025 fixing the representative prices, import duties and additional import duties applicable to molasses in the sugar sector from 1 October 2025
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
**Executive Summary**
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2008, dated 30 September 2025, establishes the representative prices, import duties, and additional import duties applicable to molasses in the sugar sector. These regulations are effective from 1 October 2025. The regulation also repeals Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2611.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Purpose:**
* Fixes representative CIF (cost, insurance, and freight) import prices for molasses.
* Establishes import duties and additional import duties.
* **Scope:**
* Applies to molasses covered by CN codes 1703 10 00 and 1703 90 00.
* **Pricing & Duties:**
* CIF import prices are considered "representative prices."
* CIF import prices not relating to the standard quality should be adjusted according to the quality of the molasses offered.
* Import duties may be suspended or reduced if the CIF representative price plus the import duty exceeds EUR 8.21/100 kg, to the amount found by the Commission.
* Additional import duties are fixed where there is a difference between the trigger price and the CIF representative price.
* The representative prices, import duties, and additional import duties are detailed in the Annex.
* CN code 1703 10 00: Representative price is EUR 19.57/100kg. Import duty is 0.
* CN code 1703 90 00: Representative price is EUR 16.19/100kg. Import duty is 0.
* **Procedure & Amendments:**
* The CIF representative prices are fixed for each marketing year and may be amended by the Commission.
* **Repeal:**
* Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2611 is repealed.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The regulation enters into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* **Applicability:**
* The regulation is binding and directly applicable in all Member States.
**Impact Analysis**
**EU Commission**
* **Impact:**
* Responsible for setting and potentially amending the CIF representative prices.
* Responsible for determining the import duty reduction amount.
* **Action Required:**
* Fix representative prices for each marketing year.
**Importers of Molasses**
* **Impact:**
* Must adhere to the fixed representative prices, import duties, and additional duties.
* May benefit from reduced import duties if the specified price threshold is exceeded.
* **Action Required:**
* Adjust import operations to comply with the new pricing and duty rules.
* Monitor representative prices and import duties.
Key Entities Referenced
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2008: The core implementing regulation being issued; fixes representative prices, import duties and additional import duties applicable to molasses in the sugar sector from 1 October 2025.
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products; the legal basis for the implementing regulation.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834: Lays down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards imports in the sectors of rice, cereals, sugar and hops. Important in defining CIF prices and standard quality.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2835: Supplements Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards rules on import in the sectors of rice, cereals, sugar and hops.
Brussels: Location where the regulation was adopted.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/2008 1.10.2025
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2025/2008
of 30 September 2025
fixing the representative prices, import duties and additional import duties applicable to molasses in
the sugar sector from 1 October 2025
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013
establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC)
No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007(1), and in particular Articles 183 and 193a
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 25(5) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834(2) provides that the cost, insurance and
freight (‘CIF’) import price for molasses is to be considered as the ‘representative price’ referred to in Article 182(3)
of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
(2) CIF import prices not relating to the standard quality defined in Article 31 of Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2023/2834, should be adjusted according to the quality of the molasses offered, in accordance with Article 32
of that Implementing Regulation.
(3) The CIF representative prices applicable to the import of molasses covered by CN codes 1703 10 00 and 1703 90 00
should be fixed in accordance with Article 25 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834.
(4) Pursuant to Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2835(3), where the molasses CIF
representative price referred to in Article 25 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834 plus the import duty
applicable to cane molasses falling within CN code 1703 10 00, or to beet molasses falling within CN code
1703 90 00, exceed, for the product in question, 8,21 EUR/100 kg, the import duties are to be suspended or
reduced to the amount found by the Commission. This amount is to be fixed at the same time as the representative
prices referred to in Article 25 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834.
(5) The import duties applicable to the imports of the said molasses should be fixed in accordance with Article 8 of
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2835.
(6) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product concerned and the CIF representative price,
additional import duties should be fixed in accordance with Article 33 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834.
(7) The CIF representative prices should be fixed for each marketing year in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 183 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and the Commission may amend them pursuant to Article 25(6) of
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834.
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834 of 10 October 2023 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU)
No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards imports in the sectors of rice, cereals, sugar and hops (OJ L,
2023/2834, 21.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2834/oj).
(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2835 of 10 October 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the
European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules on import in the sectors of rice, cereals, sugar and hops, and repealing
Commission Regulations (EC) No 3330/94, (EC) No 2810/95, (EC) No 951/2006, (EC) No 972/2006, (EC) No 504/2007, (EC)
No 1375/2007, (EC) No 402/2008, (EC) No 1295/2008, (EC) No 1312/2008 and (EU) No 642/2010, (EEC) No 1361/76, (EEC)
No 1842/81, (EEC) No 3556/87, (EEC) No 3846/87, (EEC) No 815/89, (EC) No 765/2002, (EC) No 1993/2005, (EC) No 1670/2006,
(EC) No 1731/2006, (EC) No 1741/2006, (EC) No 433/2007, (EC) No 1359/2007, (EC) No 1454/2007, (EC) No 508/2008, (EC)
No 903/2008, (EC) No 147/2009, (EC) No 612/2009, (EU) No 817/2010, (EU) No 1178/2010, (EU) No 90/2011 and Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1373/2013 (OJ L, 2023/2835, 21.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2835/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2008/oj 1/3EN
OJ L, 1.10.2025
(8) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2611(4) sets out the representative prices, import duties and
additional import duties applicable to the import of molasses covered by CN codes 1703 10 00 and 1703 90 00
from 1 October 2024.
(9) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2611 should therefore be repealed.
(10) In order to ensure fair access to the Union market for molasses imported to that market, it is necessary that this
Regulation applies as soon as possible after the updated data has been made available. Therefore, this Regulation
should enter into force on the day of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices, the import duties and additional import duties applicable to the import of molasses covered by
CN codes 1703 10 00 and 1703 90 00 are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2611 is repealed.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 September 2025.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Elisabeth WERNER
Director-General
Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural
Development
(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2611 of 30 September 2024 fixing the representative prices, import duties and
additional import duties applicable to molasses in the sugar sector from 1 October 2024 (OJ L, 2024/2611, 1.10.2024, ELI: http://
data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2611/oj).
2/3 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2008/ojEN
OJ L, 1.10.2025
ANNEX
Representative prices, import duties and additional import duties applicable to molasses in the sugar
sector from 1 October 2025
(in EUR)
Representative price per
Import duty per 100 kg net of Additional duty per 100 kg net
CN code 100 kg net of the product
the product concerned(1) of the product concerned
concerned
1703 10 00(2) 19,57 0 -
1703 90 00(2) 16,19 0 -
(1) This amount replaces, in accordance with Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2835, the rate of the Common Customs Tariff
duty fixed for these products.
(2) For the standard quality as defined in Article 31 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2008/oj 3/3