Sodium Benzoate FCC Grade Crystals from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 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