High Purity Xylene Mix (Coal Tar Base) from China
Distilled xylene mixture from coal tar with >60% total xylenes, used in high-performance coatings. Meets HTS 2707.30.00 criteria: >50% xylenes by weight from high temperature coal tar, aromatics > nonaromatics. Preferred over petroleum grades for certain applications.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Obtain advance classification ruling from CBP for high-value shipments to lock in 2707.30.00
• Monitor for anti-dumping duties if from certain origins; check ITC records
• Use nitrogen blanketing in transit to prevent oxidation/peroxide formation