Food-Grade Ethylvanillin Crystals from Canada
High-purity ethylvanillin crystals certified for direct food contact, used in ice cream, chocolate, and beverages as vanilla substitute. HTS 2912.42.00.00 applies to this chemically defined aldehyde-ether-phenol; food-grade status is purity specification, not formulation change. Excluded from Chapter 21 as synthetic chemical, not finished food.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
15.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.2910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.93, articles the product of Canada, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Submit FDA GRAS affirmation documentation and kosher/halal certificates if claimed
• Label shipments clearly as 'chemical flavor intermediate' to avoid food product scrutiny