Food-Grade Titanium Dioxide E171 from Mexico
Food-Grade Titanium Dioxide E171 is a high-purity TiO2 powder meeting strict purity standards for use as a whitening agent in candies, chewing gum, and dairy products. It qualifies for HTS 2823.00.00.00 as a chemically defined inorganic oxide, not a food preparation.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
5.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include FDA compliance certificates and heavy metal analysis (<10ppm lead) to clear food additive import requirements
• Avoid retail packaging; bulk shipments classified as chemicals, not Chapter 21 food preparations