Gallic Acid for Ink Manufacturing from Japan
High-purity gallic acid specifically for iron gall ink production and blueprint paper. HTS 2918.29.30.00 as pure gallic acid used in traditional printing technologies. Chapter 29 chemically defined compound with phenol function.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
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
• Declare end-use 'iron gall ink production'; provide tannin-free specification; historical document restorers prefer >99.5% purity