Potassium Salicylate Powder from China
Potassium salicylate is a water-soluble salt of salicylic acid used in topical pain relief formulations and as a chemical intermediate. Classified under HTS 2918.21.5000 as 'other' salicylic acid salts per Chapter 29 notes on organic salts following the parent acid classification. Meets criteria for separate chemically defined compounds.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include assay certificate showing >98% purity to distinguish from preparations
• Declare exact cation (K+) content; mismatches trigger lab testing at entry