Sodium Nitrite Industrial Grade from China
Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) is a white to slightly yellow crystalline powder used primarily in chemical manufacturing and as a corrosion inhibitor. It falls under HTS 2834.10.1000 as a chemically defined inorganic salt of sodium classified as a nitrite per Chapter 28 notes. This product is imported in bulk for industrial applications.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.5%
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
• Verify purity levels (>99%) with lab certificates to meet chemically defined criteria; ensure proper Hazard Class 5.1 labeling for oxidizing properties
• Avoid misclassification as fertilizer-grade under Chapter 31