Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium USP Grade from China
USP-grade sodium carboxymethylcellulose is a pharmaceutical excipient for tablet binding and suspension stabilization. Classified in HTS 3912.31.00.90 as other carboxymethylcellulose salts in primary forms, meeting subheading note purity criteria. Imported as powder for direct use in drug manufacturing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Provide USP/EP certificates proving compliance with pharmacopeia standards for duty-free eligibility under certain programs
• Label as 'not for retail' to prevent misclassification into consumer packaging under 3923/3924