Technical Grade Potassium Bromate from Japan
Technical grade potassium bromate, meeting industrial purity standards (typically 98-99%), supplied as granular or crystalline material for use in dough conditioning in commercial baking outside restricted markets. Classified under HTS 2829.90.0500 as it is explicitly 'potassium bromate,' an inorganic bromate salt per Chapter 28 notes for chemically defined compounds.
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
• Confirm end-use declaration to CBP as non-food (e.g
• lab or export reprocessing) to comply with US food additive bans
• Ship in UN-approved oxidizer packaging (Division 5.1)
• Watch for re-export requirements if destined for countries allowing bakery use