Meta-Cresol 98% Pure Industrial Grade from China
Meta-cresol (m-cresol) with 98% purity by weight, derived from high-temperature coal tar distillation, used primarily in the production of resins, disinfectants, and herbicides. It falls under HTS 2707.99.55.00 because it is a phenolic compound from coal tar with aromatic constituents exceeding nonaromatic ones and meets the 75% purity threshold.
Duty Rate — China → United States
28%
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
• Verify purity certificate via lab analysis (e.g
• GC-MS) to confirm ≥75% as required; obtain coal tar origin documentation; avoid misclassification as synthetic phenols under Chapter 29