Nitrosyl Chloride from China
Nitrosyl chloride (NOCl) is a yellow-red gas or liquid used as a nitrosating agent in pharmaceuticals. Classified in HTS 2811.19.61 as an other inorganic oxygen compound of nitrogen (nonmetal), it fits Chapter 28 for halide oxides excluding those in 2812. Its reactivity defines its tariff placement.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.2%
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
• Ship in pressurized cylinders with pressure relief valves per UN1717
• Provide spectroscopic analysis to confirm chemical identity at entry
• Monitor for oxidation to NO2, which could reclassify under 2812