Potato Dextrin for Paper Sizing from Japan
White dextrin powder from hydrolyzed potato starch, low viscosity for surface sizing in paper manufacturing. HTS 3505.10.0045 applies to potato-derived dextrins, distinct from printing gelatins (chapter 49 exclusion). Used industrially, not as yeast or medicaments.
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
• Include end-use statements specifying industrial paper applications to differentiate from retail glues
• Ensure specs show potato starch base and dextrin process; avoid chapter 49 if not printing-specific