Sodium Fluoride Powder from China

Sodium fluoride (NaF) is an inorganic fluoride salt used in water fluoridation, toothpaste formulations, and as a flux in metallurgy. It falls under HTS 2826.19.90.00 as 'other' fluorides, distinct from ammonium or potassium fluorides specified elsewhere in the heading.

Duty Rate — China → United States

38.9%

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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)

Import Tips

Verify purity and chemical composition via lab analysis to confirm classification as chemically defined fluoride

Include Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and ensure UN packaging for hazardous material transport

Avoid misclassification as pesticide formulations, which fall under Chapter 38