Pharmaceutical Intermediate Salt Cake from Japan
Technical grade salt cake serving as salting-out agent in protein precipitation for biotech pharmaceutical production. Classifies under HTS 2833.11.10.00 as salt cake, not the purer grades used directly in formulations.
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
• GMP facility certification for pharma use; endotoxin testing required
• Refined grades (>99.5%) shift to 2833.19