Myristic Acid Palm Kernel Grade from Germany
C14 saturated fatty acid from palm kernel oil, used in emulsions and tablet coatings. Falls under 2915.90.10.50 as purified vegetable fatty acid per chapter 29 note (a). Supplied as white powder or beads.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6210%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Pharma grades need USP/NF certificate of analysis,Specify carbon chain distribution (C14 >90%) on documentation,Mixed C12-C16 blends risk reclassification as mixtures