Baking Soda Industrial Bulk from China
Bulk sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) for food processing plants, fire extinguisher charges, and cleaning compounds. Classified in HTS 2836.30.00.00 as pure sodium hydrogencarbonate, not retail-packed per Chapter exclusions.
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
• Declare net weight and purity; bulk >25kg bags avoid retail chemical prep classification
• For fire extinguisher use, provide end-use certificate to distinguish from 3813 charges
• Test for bicarbonate content >99%; impurities may trigger 3824 reclassification