2829.90.05.00/Potassium Bromate Powder/Japan

Potassium Bromate Powder from Japan

Pure potassium bromate (KBrO3) in fine powder form, a white crystalline inorganic salt used primarily as a maturing agent in bread dough to strengthen gluten and improve bread texture. It falls under HTS 2829.90.0500 as a chemically defined bromate of potassium, specifically classified as 'potassium bromate' within the bromates and perbromates subheading. This product is imported in bulk for industrial bakery applications.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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Import Tips

• Verify buyer compliance with FDA regulations as potassium bromate is banned in food use in the US since 1991; import primarily for non-food uses like laboratory reagents

• Provide Certificate of Analysis (CoA) confirming purity >99% to avoid misclassification

• Ensure proper Hazard Communication labeling due to its oxidizer properties