Oxalacetic Acid Diethyl Ester Sodium Salt from Japan
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 — 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
• 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