Choline Chloride Feed Grade from Japan
Choline chloride is a quaternary ammonium salt essential as a nutritional supplement in animal feed to prevent fatty liver disease. This feed-grade powder falls under HTS 2923.90.0100 as a chemically defined quaternary ammonium salt with an added anticaking agent permitted by Chapter 29 note (f). It meets the chapter's scope for separate organic compounds.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Obtain FDA prior notice for animal feed imports and ensure AAFCO compliance statements
• Document anticaking agents don't render it specific-use per note (g), preventing shift to Chapter 38