Water Treatment Slaked Lime from Japan
High-calcium slaked lime powder dosed into water for pH control, softening, and impurity removal in municipal plants. Under HTS 2522.20.00.00 as mineral-derived slaked lime, not synthetic hydroxide of 2825. It reacts to precipitate hardness minerals effectively.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Submit water quality compliance certifications to justify industrial mineral classification
• Ensure bulk packaging meets food-grade standards if for potable water use
• Document reactivity tests to distinguish from slower-reacting dolomitic limes