Potassium Iodide Flakes for Water Purification from Japan
Flaked potassium iodide used in emergency water purification tablets and solutions as a disinfectant agent. Classified in HTS 2827.60.20.00 as the pure chemical compound before tableting. Imported for survival kit manufacturing.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Provide EPA registration if claiming disinfectant use; maintain chemical purity docs to avoid 3808 reclass
• Pitfall: Finished purification tablets classified as 3808.94, higher duty