White Dextrin for Paper Sizing from China
White dextrin is a lightly hydrolyzed starch derivative with low viscosity, ideal for surface sizing in paper manufacturing to improve strength and printability. Classified under HTS 3505.10.00.20 as 'other' dextrins due to its modified starch nature and reducing sugar below 10%. It excludes enzymatic pre-tanning products covered elsewhere.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Label packages clearly with 'dextrin' and intended use (e.g
• paper sizing) to support classification away from food starches
• Include manufacturing process details confirming acid or heat hydrolysis to distinguish from native starches
• Watch for common pitfalls like bulk shipments misdeclared as commodity starches, triggering reclassification