Industrial Sodium Gluconate 98% Powder from Japan
High-purity 98% sodium gluconate powder used in water treatment as a corrosion inhibitor and scale preventer. This chemically defined salt of gluconic acid falls squarely under HTS 2918.16.50.10 per chapter notes for carboxylic acids with alcohol function. Supplied with anti-caking stabilizer permitted under chapter note (f).
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
3.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include stabilizer composition (<1%) in SDS to justify chapter note (f) allowance
• Use INC 2918165010 exactly; generic 'chelating agent' invites CBP scrutiny
• Bulk powder shipments need dust mitigation certification for safety compliance