Magnesium Lactate from Germany
Magnesium lactate, the magnesium salt of lactic acid, classified under HTS 2918.11.51.00 as 'other' lactate salts. Used in dietary supplements, antacids, and as a stabilizer in food processing.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
21.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211.6%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
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
• cGMP certification required for dietary supplement grade imports
• Heavy metals testing (<20ppm total) mandatory for food contact applications
• Specify dihydrate form and solubility characteristics in technical documentation