L-Aspartic Acid Food Grade from Mexico
High-purity L-aspartic acid certified for food use as a nutritional additive and aspartame precursor. Classified under HTS 2922.49.49.15 as a separate chemically defined organic compound fitting oxygen-function amino-acid criteria. Meets FCC standards for safe incorporation into beverages, supplements, and fortified foods.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
110%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6095.8%Except as provided in heading 9903.04.61, patented pharmaceutical articles as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (d) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include FCC certificate and heavy metals analysis (<10ppm) required for food entry
• Specify 'food grade' on commercial invoice; bulk shipments risk reclassification as industrial chemical
• Ensure kosher/halal certifications if targeting specialty markets to facilitate FDA prior notice