Sodium Tartrate Dibasic from Japan
Sodium tartrate dibasic is a salt of tartaric acid employed in buffering solutions and as a food acidity regulator. It qualifies for HTS 2918.13.5000 as an 'other' ester or salt of tartaric acid with alcohol function but no other oxygen groups. Chapter 29 classification prioritizes the organic acid component.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
23.1%
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
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include SDS and COA confirming dihydrate form and purity; ensure REACH/TSCA compliance for chemical import; separate from tartaric acid mixtures to avoid Chapter 38