Disodium Citrate from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
13.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Include sodium analysis certificates; comply with GRAS affirmation for food use; avoid bulk packaging confusion with fertilizer grades