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2918.15.50.00/Triethyl Citrate Plasticizer/Japan

Triethyl Citrate Plasticizer from Japan

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.

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%
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Import Tips

• REACH compliance for EU origin; FDA food contact notification; purity specs for plasticizer grade