Food Grade Benzoic Acid Powder from China
FCC-certified benzoic acid powder approved for use as food preservative (E210) in beverages, jams, and sauces. Classifies under HTS 2916.31.11.05 as pure aromatic monocarboxylic acid meeting food chemical codex standards. White crystalline powder with maximum heavy metals content of 10 ppm.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.5%
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
• File FDA Prior Notice 72 hours before arrival with FCC certificate and heavy metals analysis
• Include arsenic (<2 ppm), lead (<10 ppm), and microbiological specifications in documentation
• Avoid misclassification as food additive preparation - must be pure compound for Chapter 29