Rochelle Salt Pharmaceutical Grade

High-purity potassium sodium tartrate meeting USP standards for use in pharmaceutical formulations and as a sequestrant. Classified under HTS 2918.13.3000 as the specific salt of tartaric acid per the tariff description. Its dihydrate crystal structure provides mild laxative and buffering properties in medicinal products.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

2918.14.00.00Higher: 41% vs 35%

If salts of other tartaric acid forms like L(+)-tartrate

Different optical isomers or single-metal tartrates classified under subsequent numerical subheadings.

3002.90Lower: 10% vs 35%

If pre-formulated into finished immunological products

Chapter 29 excludes immunological products of heading 3002 per chapter note exclusions.

3824.99.39Same rate: 35%

If mixed with other organic acids as buffering agent

Mixtures of organic compounds not qualifying as single defined compounds fall under preparations of 3824.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Provide USP/EP certificate of analysis; pharmaceutical grade requires heavy metal limits below 10 ppm

Label with batch number, expiry date, and 'For Pharmaceutical Use Only' to avoid food chemical classification

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Potassium Sodium Tartrate Crystals (Rochelle Salt)

Pure potassium sodium tartrate, also known as Rochelle salt, is a double salt of tartaric acid with potassium and sodium. It falls under HTS 2918.13.3000 as a salt of tartaric acid with alcohol function but without other oxygen functions, meeting Chapter 29 requirements for chemically defined organic compounds. Commonly supplied as white crystalline powder for laboratory and industrial applications.

Rochelle Salt for Piezoelectric Crystals

Specialty potassium sodium tartrate grown into large single crystals for piezoelectric applications in early microphones and transducers. Falls precisely under HTS 2918.13.3000 as the named Rochelle salt, a tartaric acid salt with defined chemical structure per Chapter 29.

Technical Grade Rochelle Salt Powder

Industrial-grade potassium sodium tartrate (min 98% purity) for electroplating baths and metal cleaning applications. HTS 2918.13.3000 specifically names this compound as a tartaric acid salt, qualifying under Chapter 29 for separate chemically defined organic compounds.

Stabilized Rochelle Salt with Anti-Caking Agent

Potassium sodium tartrate with food-grade anti-caking stabilizer added for preservation during transport. Qualifies under HTS 2918.13.3000 and Chapter 29 note (f) as the defined compound with stabilizer necessary for transport. Maintains free-flowing properties in humid conditions.

Rochelle Salt for Silvering Mirrors

High-purity potassium sodium tartrate used in traditional mirror silvering solutions as reducing agent. Specifically named under HTS 2918.13.3000 as Rochelle salts, the double tartrate essential for depositing silver films. Supplied in moisture-proof containers.

Bulk Rochelle Salt Dihydrate USP

Pharmaceutical bulk potassium sodium tartrate tetrahydrate (dihydrate formula KNaC4H4O6·4H2O) meeting USP monograph. Classifies under HTS 2918.13.3000 as the specifically named Rochelle salt of tartaric acid. Used in bulk for tablet compression and syrup formulation.