Sodium Alginate Powder
Sodium alginate, derived from brown seaweed alginic acid, is a natural polysaccharide salt used in food texturizing and biomedical applications like wound dressings. HTS 3913.90.20 covers it as a polysaccharide derivative in primary powder form.
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If extracted as crude seaweed mucilage
Unmodified vegetable extracts like alginates in crude form are in 1302, before chemical derivation.
If pure alginic acid without sodium salt
Alginic acid itself is specifically named in 3913.10, while derivatives like sodium salt go to 3913.90.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Source verification from alginates (not synthetic) prevents shift to Chapter 29 chemicals
• Declare mesh size and purity to confirm primary form status
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