Food-Grade Ethylvanillin Crystals from China
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 — China → United States
43%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
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