Vanillin from China
Synthetic vanillin is an acyclic aldehyde (4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde) serving as the primary flavoring compound for vanilla taste in ice cream, beverages, and baked goods. It qualifies for HTS 2912.19.20.00 as an 'other' odoriferous or flavoring acyclic aldehyde without other oxygen functions in its principal chemical structure. This commodity chemical is widely imported for food manufacturing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
42.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Submit prior notice to FDA via ACE system at least 2 hours before arrival for food-contact chemicals
• Use child-resistant packaging if destined for consumer flavor products to meet CPSC standards