Lactic Acid with 0.1% Stabilizer from Germany
Lactic acid stabilized with 0.1% anticaking agent for safe transport, maintaining its identity as a carboxylic acid with alcohol function. HTS 2918.11.1000 applies per chapter note (f) allowing stabilizers necessary for preservation without specific use adaptation.
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
• Document stabilizer as <1% and transport-only to fit note (f)
• Test for identity post-stabilization
• Pitfall: higher stabilizer levels trigger 3824 mixtures