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Danger
H315Causes skin irritation
H318
Sourcing Benzoic acid?
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Benzoic acid is a simple aromatic carboxylic acid widely used as a preservative in food and pharmaceutical products to inhibit microbial growth. It occurs naturally in some plants and is also produced synthetically for industrial applications.
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The international HS code for Benzoic acid (CAS 65-85-0) is 2916.31.
2916.31
2916 31 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
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