Chamber Process Sulfonitric Acid from China
Sulfonitric acid produced via the chamber process for sulfuric acid manufacturing, existing primarily as nitrosylsulfuric acid. It is classified in HTS 2808.00.00.20 as a sulfonitric acid, distinct from pure nitric acid under the same heading.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Reference USITC rulings on chamber acid; provide production process documentation to distinguish from 2808.00.00.00 nitric acid
• Classify as Corrosive 8 (UN 1791); require acid-proof packaging and spill containment certifications