Food-Grade Sodium Sulfite Crystals from China
Crystalline sodium sulfite meeting FCC standards for use as a preservative in dried fruits, wines, and seafood. Classified under HTS 2832.10.00.00 as sodium sulfites, explicitly covered in the sulfites subheading of Chapter 28.
Duty Rate — China → United States
36.5%
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
• Obtain FDA prior notice and ensure labeling complies with 21 CFR 182.3798; test for heavy metals to meet food-grade specs
• Common pitfall: mislabeling as industrial grade leads to FDA holds