Carbolic Acid Coal Tar Distillate from China
Carbolic acid, synonymous with hydroxybenzene, in distillate form from coal tar containing more than 50 percent by weight hydroxybenzene. Primarily used in disinfectants and herbicide synthesis. Falls under HTS 2707.99.51.00 as a high-hydroxybenzene coal tar product.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
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
• Include coal tar source certificate; CBP often challenges non-coal tar claims
• Adhere to OSHA PEL of 5 ppm; provide worker exposure documentation