Meat Peptone Powder from China
Meat peptone powder is a pancreatic digest of meat proteins, used as a nutrient source in bacterial culture media for laboratory applications. It falls under tariff item 3504.00.90 as a peptone derivative not elsewhere specified or included, and is not excluded by Chapter 35 notes (e.g., yeasts or blood fractions).
Duty Rate — China → Canada
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Import Tips
• Ensure the product is not put up as a medicament or in measured doses for retail sale, as Section VI Note 2 would redirect it to Chapter 30
• Keep laboratory-use documentation to support classification under 3504.00.90 if questioned by CBSA