Potassium Tartrate from Germany
Potassium tartrate acts as an analytical reagent and food buffer. As a salt of tartaric acid, it is 'other' under HTS 2918.13.5000, aligned with Chapter 29 organic salt provisions. No additional functions alter heading.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
20.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6210.6%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
• Hygroscopic nature requires sealed packaging docs; potassium content for ATF if wine-related; pure vs cream of tartar distinction