Industrial Starch Glue Dextrin from Japan
Industrial starch glue dextrin is a pyrodextrin used as a base for water-based adhesives in packaging and woodworking. HTS 3505.10.00.20 covers it as 'other' dextrins, excluding glues explicitly based on starches which start at 3505.20 but fitting here for dextrin-specific types.
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
• Provide end-use statements for adhesive applications to justify industrial vs food classification
• Test for viscosity and solubility specs matching dextrin profiles to support tariff positioning