Disodium Citrate from Japan
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 — 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
• Include sodium analysis certificates; comply with GRAS affirmation for food use; avoid bulk packaging confusion with fertilizer grades