Magnesium Gluconate Pharmaceutical Grade from Japan
Magnesium gluconate, the magnesium salt of gluconic acid, classified as other gluconic acid salts under HTS 2918.16.50.90 per Chapter 29 salt classification rules. Used in magnesium supplements and parenteral nutrition.
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
• Provide EP/USP certificate confirming >98% purity for pharmaceutical entry
• Label as 'magnesium D-gluconate' specifying stereochemistry if relevant for classification