Calcium Gluconate from Japan
Calcium gluconate, the calcium salt of gluconic acid, is an aromatic carboxylic acid derivative with oxygen functions covered by additional U.S. note 3 to section VI. Classified under HTS 2918.99.4300 as a specified product in this tariff subcategory. Widely used in pharmaceuticals and food supplements for calcium delivery.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
21%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%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
9903.05.4912.5%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
• Include pharmaceutical grade certificates if for medicinal use to support Section VI note compliance
• Label with exact purity levels to distinguish from food additive vs. technical grades