Oxalacetic Acid Diethyl Ester Sodium Salt from China
This sodium salt of oxalacetic acid diethyl ester is an explicitly listed compound under HTS 2918.30.70.00, qualifying as a derivative of carboxylic acids with ketone function per chapter notes on salts. It is used in biochemical research and as a precursor in aspartic acid synthesis.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
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
• Classify under the organic acid component per note on inorganic salts of organic compounds; provide salt formation proof via certificate of analysis
• Confirm no immunological activity to avoid exclusion to heading 3002; include purity specs >98% for chapter 29 applicability
• Package with stabilizers only if necessary for preservation per note (f); excess additives may shift to heading 3824