Potato Modified Starch for Paper Coating from United States
Potato modified starch for paper coating is a surface sizing starch that improves ink holdout and smoothness. As a chemically modified starch, it falls under tariff item 3505.10.19 as an 'other' modified starch, and is not a printing gelatin product of Chapter 49.
Duty Rate — United States → Canada
8%
Import Tips
• Document the chemical modification process for CBSA verification
• Ensure the product is not a gelatin product of the printing industry, which would fall under Chapter 49
• Verify the starch is not pregelatinized, which would be classified under 3505.10.20