Potato-Based Instant Adhesive Thickener from China
Modified dextrin from potato starch providing instant thickening for water-based glues. HTS 3505.10.0045 for potato-derived, precluding high-sugar (1702) or glue formulations (3505.20). Industrial grade, not retail consumer product.
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
• Classify as component, not finished glue; separate from 3505.20 if not ready-mixed
• Bulk import? Use proper Incoterms and fumigation certs for starch products