Potassium Gluconate Crystals USP from China
Potassium gluconate provides potassium supplementation from gluconic acid salt, classified under HTS 2918.16.50 per Chapter 29 salt classification rules. The crystalline form maintains purity as a simple organic salt without additional functional groups.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Certify potassium content 16.4-18.2% meeting USP monograph requirements
• Avoid anti-caking agent additions that could trigger Chapter 38 prepared mixtures classification
• Declare crystal size distribution affecting solubility for supplement manufacturers