Gluconic Acid Its Salts and Esters Mixture from Japan
Mixed gluconic acid, salts, and esters for industrial formulations, classified under HTS 2918.16.50.90 as other per Chapter 29 last-in-numerical-order rule. Used as chelating agent blend.
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
• Composition breakdown by % required to confirm Chapter 29 applicability
• Chelating capacity (mL 0.1N Ca) specification validates functionality