Food Additive Ammonium Chloride Granules
FCC-grade granular ammonium chloride used as a yeast nutrient in baking and dough conditioner. It is included in HTS 2827.10.00.00 as a chemically defined inorganic compound, not excluded by food prep notes.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If pre-mixed into baking powders
Baking powders containing ammonium chloride as leavening agent are finished food preps in Chapter 21.
If misdeclared as ammonium carbonate
Similar leavening salts like carbonates go to 2836; chemical distinction keeps chloride in 2827.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Secure prior FDA notice and GRAS affirmation letter; label with 'food grade' and lot traceability
• Limit particle size to <1mm for uniform dispersion
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Industrial Grade Ammonium Chloride Crystals
Pure ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) in crystalline form, used primarily in industrial applications such as battery manufacturing and metal fluxing. It falls under HTS 2827.10.00.00 as a chemically defined inorganic compound of ammonium chloride, explicitly covered in Chapter 28 for chlorides. This subheading distinguishes it from other metal chlorides.
Pharmaceutical Grade Ammonium Chloride Powder
High-purity ammonium chloride powder (NH4Cl) meeting USP standards for use as an expectorant in cough syrups and pharmaceutical formulations. Classified under HTS 2827.10.00.00 as a chemically defined chloride of ammonium, not covered by medicinal product exclusions in other chapters.
Battery Grade Ammonium Chloride Flakes
Ammonium chloride flakes specifically refined for zinc-carbon dry cell batteries as an electrolyte component. It is classified in HTS 2827.10.00.00 as a pure inorganic chloride compound essential for battery chemistry.
Laboratory Reagent Ammonium Chloride
ACS-grade ammonium chloride for analytical chemistry labs, used in precipitation reactions and buffer solutions. Falls under HTS 2827.10.00.00 as a chemically defined inorganic salt per Chapter 28 definitions.
Galvanizing Flux Ammonium Chloride Powder
Fine powder ammonium chloride used as a flux in hot-dip galvanizing to clean steel surfaces before zinc coating. Classified under HTS 2827.10.00.00 for its role as a pure chloride activator in metal processing.
Textile Dyeing Ammonium Chloride
Ammonium chloride used in textile dyeing baths to adjust pH and promote dye fixation on cotton fibers. Classified in HTS 2827.10.00.00 as the pure inorganic salt per Chapter 28 chloride provisions.