Potassium Alginate Flakes from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
14.2%
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
Import Tips
• Document potassium content and viscosity grade; ensure no synthetic additives
• Pitfall: retail packaging may trigger consumer goods classification