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Sodium Benzoate FCC Grade Crystals from Germany

Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) grade crystalline sodium benzoate for salad dressings and sauces. Under HTS 2916.31.11.70 as pure sodium benzoate, a separate chemically defined compound, not a retail food coloring or enzyme excluded by Chapter notes.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

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

• Certify FCC compliance with arsenic/lead limits < specified ppm; use food-safe liners in bags; declare as bulk chemical not consumer packaged