Calcium Gluconate 98% Technical Grade from Japan
Technical-grade 98% calcium gluconate for industrial uses like cleaning agents and metal surface treatment. Pure chemical form matches HTS 2918.16.5020 per chapter definitions for gluconic acid salts. Not for food/pharma due to impurity tolerances.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
23.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211.3%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Declare technical grade explicitly; no FDA food/pharma filings needed
• Include chloride (<0.07%) and sulfate (<0.05%) specs for quality verification
• Bulk supersacks ok; avoid retail packing to maintain chemical classification