Aspartame from China
Aspartame is the methyl ester of aspartyl-phenylalanine, an artificial sweetener classified as a named aromatic amide derivative under HTS 2924.29.10.00. Its dipeptide structure with amide linkage fits chapter 29's scope for cyclic amide derivatives. Widely imported for diet food and beverage formulations.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include FDA GRAS certification and batch purity analysis (≥98% L-form); label for phenylketonuria warning; check for anti-caking stabilizers per chapter note (f)