Sorbic Acid from Mexico
Sorbic acid (2,4-hexadienoic acid, CH3CH=CH-CH=CHCOOH) is a polyunsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acid used as a food preservative. Falls under HTS 2916.19.50.00 as 'other' unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acid. Its conjugated double bonds characterize its antimicrobial properties.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
13.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Include FDA GRAS status documentation and food-grade certificates for food import compliance
• Specify purity >99% and absence of sorbate esters to maintain pure compound classification
• Declare potassium sorbate content if trace; salts classified with parent acid per Chapter 29 note 5(C)