Bovine Serum Albumin from Japan
Highly purified bovine serum albumin (BSA) extracted from cow blood, used in cell culture media and laboratory research. Classified under HTS 3502.90.00.00 as an other albumin not specified elsewhere in heading 3502. Excludes therapeutic blood fractions covered in Chapter 30.
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
• Provide certificates of analysis confirming non-therapeutic use and purity levels; declare exact source (bovine) to prevent mix-up with egg or milk albumins
• Avoid pitfall of importing in research kits, which may shift to heading 3822 as diagnostic reagents