Triethanolamine Acetate from Germany
Triethanolamine acetate, the salt of triethanolamine and acetic acid, serves as a mild buffering agent in pharmaceuticals and food additives. It qualifies for HTS 2922.19.90.00 under oxygen-function amino-compounds as salts thereof, adhering to chapter classification rules prioritizing the organic base. The acetate counterion does not alter the primary amino-alcohol structure.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
18.5%
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
9903.05.3910%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
• Provide FDA GRAS status if for food contact; declare acetic acid ratio to confirm salt per note 1(C)
• Avoid packaging >25kg drums if retail-intended, as it risks Chapter 38 reclassification