Disodium Citrate from Germany
Disodium citrate, a salt of citric acid, serves as a buffering agent in pharmaceuticals and as an emulsifying salt in processed cheese. Classified under HTS 2918.15.5000 as other citric acid salts per the chapter's last-in-numerical-order rule.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Include sodium analysis certificates; comply with GRAS affirmation for food use; avoid bulk packaging confusion with fertilizer grades