Sodium Aluminum Phosphate from China
Sodium aluminum phosphate (Na3Al2H15(PO4)8) is a phosphate salt of aluminum used primarily as a food additive for leavening in baked goods like biscuits and self-rising flour. It falls under HTS 2835.29.10.00 as it is a chemically defined aluminum phosphate compound. This inorganic salt reacts with baking soda to release carbon dioxide for rising.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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 certificates and food-grade compliance (e.g
• FCC standards) for FDA import clearance
• Include Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and ensure proper labeling of aluminum content to avoid reclassification