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Stainless Steel Scouring Paste from Japan

A thick paste with fine abrasives for scouring stainless steel cookware and surfaces, removing grime without soap base. As a scouring paste not in bar form, it fits 3405.90 per chapter notes on abrasives.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

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

Confirm paste form and abrasive nature; not classifiable as powder or 3401 bar

Include particle size specs to prove non-scratching for metal; SDS mandatory

Watch for soap content triggering 3401 if water-soluble per definition

Stainless Steel Scouring Paste from Japan — Import Duty Rate | HTS 3405.90.00.00