What is the US duty on copper lactate from China?
The USITC extract imported on 25 September 2026 does not use the words copper lactate, cupric lactate, or cuprous lactate. This page does not state a rate for those names.
Lactic acid, HTS 2918.11.10.00, stores 5.1 percent general and 35 percent other. HTS 2918.11.51.00 is described only as Other. This page does not call that line copper lactate, and it does not copy either pair onto the missing name. HTS 2918.11 stores no rate. The anti-dumping file dated 16 May 2026 stores heading 2918 on citric acid cases, not lactate. This file does not store a Section 301 percent for a name it does not list. This page is the United States file only. It does not state an Australian duty or a ChAFTA percent.
What the extract stores instead
Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule export, updated_at 2026-09-25T11:27:06.251Z, from hts.usitc.gov exportList chapters 28 to 39. The public schedule is at hts.usitc.gov. A search of the descriptions does not find copper lactate, cupric lactate, or cuprous lactate. Confirm the live schedule before you quote. Section 301 stays on the USTR Section 301 page.
| HTS | Description in the file | General rate | Additional duties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2918.11 | Lactic acid, its salts and esters | blank | blank |
| 2918.11.10.00 | Lactic acid | 5.1% | blank |
| 2918.11.51.00 | Other | 3.4% | blank |
| 3907.70.00.00 | Poly(lactic acid) | 6.5% | blank |
The other column is not shown. It does not apply to goods of China.
Heading 2918 stores no rate. HTS 2918.11 stores no rate. Lactic acid stores 5.1 percent and 35 percent, unit kg, and has no footnote. Its special-rate text is Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG). That text does not name China and does not include K. This page does not use 5.1 percent as a copper lactate rate, and it does not treat that Free text as a China total.
HTS 2918.11.51.00 is described only as Other. The unit is kg. There is no footnote. The file writes the general rate as 3.4% followed by a space. The other rate is 25 percent. Its special-rate text is Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG). That text includes K and does not name China. This page does not call the Other line copper lactate, and it does not copy 3.4 percent onto the missing name. Additional duties are blank.
Poly(lactic acid), HTS 3907.70.00.00, stores 6.5 percent general and an other rate of 15.4 cents per kg plus 45 percent. The unit is kg. There is no footnote. Its special-rate text includes K and A*. It does not name China. This page does not turn that compound rate into dollars, and it does not copy 6.5 percent onto copper lactate. The anti-dumping file has no heading 3907 row.
Copper bromide is also absent. The answer is on US duty on copper bromide from China. This page does not treat that missing name as copper lactate.
The anti-dumping file, updated_at 2026-05-16T23:32:23.566Z, stores heading 2918 on A-570-937 and C-570-938. The product text on both rows is Citric acid and certain citrate salts, not copper lactate. duty_rate_percent is null on both. The only copper product text in the file is seamless refined copper pipe and tube, A-570-964, heading 7411. That row also stores no cash-deposit percent, and it is not this name. A missing product is not a finding that no order exists. Check ACCESS before you treat the gap as a clearance.
A list of codes, three free and up to 50 on Pro, is on the China duty list. Subscribe for the longer list and the copyable report. A rate there is shown only when the file stores it.
Frequently asked
What is the US duty on copper lactate from China?
The USITC extract imported on 25 September 2026 does not use the words copper lactate, cupric lactate, or cuprous lactate. This page does not state a rate for those names. Lactic acid, HTS 2918.11.10.00, stores 5.1 percent general and 35 percent other. HTS 2918.11.51.00 is described only as Other. This page does not call that line copper lactate. The heading 2918 cases are citric acid, not lactate. This page does not add a Section 301 percent.
Is the other salts line copper lactate?
The file does not say so. HTS 2918.11 stores no rate. Its description is Lactic acid, its salts and esters. HTS 2918.11.51.00 is described only as Other. The file writes its general rate as 3.4 percent followed by a space, and the other rate as 25 percent. This page does not paste those numbers onto copper lactate.
Is lactic acid the same line?
No. Lactic acid, HTS 2918.11.10.00, stores 5.1 percent and 35 percent. Its special-rate text does not include K. The Other line special-rate text does include K. Neither text names China. This page does not copy 5.1 percent onto the missing name.
Is poly(lactic acid) this product?
No. Poly(lactic acid), HTS 3907.70.00.00, stores 6.5 percent general and an other rate of 15.4 cents per kg plus 45 percent. That compound rate is not turned into dollars. The anti-dumping file has no heading 3907 row. The copper pipe case A-570-964 is heading 7411, not this name.
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