Food-Grade Potassium Bitartrate Powder from Canada
Pure potassium bitartrate, commonly known as cream of tartar, is a natural byproduct of winemaking used as a food additive for stabilizing egg whites and preventing sugar crystallization in candies. This specific HTS code 2918.13.2000 classifies it as the potassium salt of tartaric acid with alcohol function but no other oxygen functions, meeting Chapter 29 requirements for separate chemically defined organic compounds. It's supplied as a fine white crystalline powder for culinary applications.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Verify food-grade certification (e.g
• FCC or USP) and provide Certificate of Analysis to FDA upon entry to avoid holds
• Ensure labeling complies with 21 CFR 184.1097 for GRAS status; declare as 'potassium bitartrate' not generic 'tartar'