Food-Grade Calcium Gluconate FG-95 Powder from Japan
95% pure calcium gluconate powder certified for food use as a calcium fortifier and sequestrant in dairy and beverages. Classified in 2918.16.5020 as the defined calcium salt of gluconic acid per chapter note (a). Meets FCC standards for direct food addition.
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
• Submit FDA Prior Notice and GRAS affirmation letter; declare as food additive not nutritional supplement
• Provide heavy metals and microbial specs (<10ppm lead) to prevent detention
• Use NAICS 325199 for food chemical importers to match statistical reporting