Bulk Potassium Sorbate for Wine Making from China
Industrial bulk potassium sorbate specifically for winemaking to stabilize wine by preventing refermentation, classified under HTS 2916.19.10.00. This unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acid salt inhibits yeast growth post-fermentation. Meets chapter requirements for pure compounds with transport stabilizers.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.1%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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
• Comply with TTB (Alcohol Tobacco Tax Trade Bureau) import requirements for wine additives
• Provide oenological usage declaration
• Pitfall: classifying as general food additive vs wine-specific affects permit needs