Glyceric Acid from Japan
Glyceric acid features a carboxylic group with adjacent hydroxyl functionality, classified under 2918.19.90.00. Applied in sugar chemistry research and as a chiral building block.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211%Pharmaceuticals: patented pharma from JP/EU/KR/CH/LI — 15% floor rate
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Specify D- vs L-isomer configuration to avoid mixture classification issues
• Include stabilization declarations if anticaking agents present per note 1(f)
• Verify against crude glycerol exclusions in chapter notes