Lime Juice pH Adjuster for Textiles from China
Acidic lime juice used to neutralize dyes and adjust pH in textile dyeing processes, completely unfit for consumption. HTS 2009.39.10.00 applies to such lime juices unfit for beverages per heading definitions. Non-food industrial chemical use.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include textile mill specs confirming chemical application
• Avoid clean food-grade labeling to prevent beverage scrutiny
• Lab certify unpotability for customs