Dibutyl Citrate from Japan
Dibutyl citrate serves as a pharmaceutical excipient and fragrance fixative, esterified from citric acid and butanol. HTS 2918.15.5000 covers this ester per the chapter's ester classification hierarchy.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Pharma excipient DMF reference; butyl content assay; fragrance IFRA compliance if applicable