Potassium Alginate Flakes from Germany
Potassium alginate, a salt of alginic acid, provided in flake form from Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed for industrial thickening. Falls under HTS 3913.10.00.00 as an alginic salt in primary form. Applied in printing pastes and reactive dye systems.
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
• Document potassium content and viscosity grade; ensure no synthetic additives
• Pitfall: retail packaging may trigger consumer goods classification