Oxaloacetic Acid from Germany
Oxaloacetic acid features a ketone group beta to the carboxylic acid, meeting HTS 2918.30.90.00 for keto-functional carboxylic acids. It plays a critical role in the citric acid cycle and biochemical studies.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
21.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211.3%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Ship as stabilized dihydrate form to maintain integrity during transport
• Include TSCA certification for US environmental compliance
• Avoid declaring as plain dicarboxylic (2917) due to prominent ketone IR absorption