Citric Acid 50% Aqueous Solution from China
50% citric acid dissolved in water qualifies under HTS 2918.14.00.00 per chapter note (d) for products of (a) dissolved in water. Used in cleaning formulations and as intermediate for further dilution in food processing. The solution form is necessary for safe transport without altering its general-use classification.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Specify exact concentration (50% w/w) and pH on MSDS/COA; IBC totes must meet UN-approved specs
• DOT hazardous material declaration if >10%—citric acid solutions classified as corrosive (UN3265)