Sodium Gluconate Technical Grade from China
Sodium gluconate is the sodium salt of gluconic acid, a carboxylic acid with alcohol function, classified under HTS 2918.16.50.10 as a chemically defined organic compound. This technical grade product is used primarily as a chelating agent in industrial cleaning formulations and concrete admixtures. It meets chapter 29 requirements for separate chemically defined compounds without exclusions.
Duty Rate — China → United States
28.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
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
• Verify purity certificate showing >98% sodium gluconate content to confirm classification under 2918.16.50.10 vs mixtures
• Include chemical analysis report and CAS number (527-07-1) in documentation for CBP review
• Avoid misclassification as food additive; technical grade requires industrial end-use declaration