Triethyl Citrate Plasticizer
Triethyl citrate is an ester of citric acid with ethanol, used as a non-toxic plasticizer for PVC food packaging films. HTS 2918.15.5000 includes this ester per Chapter 29 ester classification rules.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If classified by alcohol component dominance
Esters sometimes classified by alcohol moiety per note 3(A).
If plasticizer additive formulations
Mixtures with stabilizers exceed pure ester classification.
If when pre-reacted into final polymer
Polymerized forms classify as plastics.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• REACH compliance for EU origin; FDA food contact notification; purity specs for plasticizer grade
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Sodium Citrate Dihydrate USP
Sodium citrate dihydrate is the sodium salt of citric acid, classified under HTS 2918.15.5000 as a salt of citric acid with alcohol function but without other oxygen function. It is a white crystalline powder widely used as a buffering agent, anticoagulant in blood collection tubes, and preservative in food products.
Tripotassium Citrate Monohydrate
Tripotassium citrate is a potassium salt of citric acid used in food as an acidity regulator and in pharmaceuticals as an alkalizing agent. It falls under HTS 2918.15.5000 as 'other' salts and esters of citric acid per Chapter 29 classification rules.
Disodium Citrate
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.
Ferrous Citrate
Ferrous citrate is an iron salt of citric acid used in nutritional supplements and as a food fortificant. It qualifies under HTS 2918.15.5000 as a metal salt of citric acid per Chapter 29 note (C)(1) classification with the organic acid component.
Trisodium Citrate Dihydrate FCC Grade
FCC-grade trisodium citrate dihydrate meets food chemical codex standards for use as a sequestrant and pH control agent in beverages and dairy products. HTS 2918.15.5000 covers this common food-grade salt of citric acid.
Calcium Citrate Tetrahydrate
Calcium citrate tetrahydrate serves as a calcium supplement and antacid, derived from citric acid and calcium hydroxide. Classified under HTS 2918.15.5000 as a carboxylic acid salt with alcohol function.