Industrial Sodium Chloroacetate Flakes from Japan
These white crystalline flakes of sodium chloroacetate are a halogenated derivative of chloroacetic acid, fitting HTS 2915.40.50.10 as a separate chemically defined organic compound. Primarily used in the production of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) for detergents and food thickeners.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) confirming <98% purity to avoid higher-duty categories; label as UN 2650 Class 6.1 poison; check for anti-dumping duties from certain origins