Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) Powder from Germany
Sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) is a water-soluble cellulose ether derivative used as a thickener and stabilizer in food and pharmaceuticals. It falls under HTS 3912.31.00.90 as 'Other' carboxymethylcellulose and its salts in primary form, not specifically named elsewhere in the subheading. This powdered form is imported for industrial formulation.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify purity and salt form (e.g
• sodium) via certificate of analysis to confirm classification under carboxymethylcellulose salts
• Ensure documentation specifies 'primary form' (not compounded) to avoid reclassification into Chapter 39 finished articles