Thionyl Chloride from China
Thionyl chloride (SOCl2) is a pale yellow liquid chlorinating agent for converting acids to acid chlorides. It is categorized under HTS 2811.19.61 as an other inorganic oxygen compound of sulfur (nonmetal). Excluded from 2812 as non-carbon halide oxide.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Require secondary containment packaging for Class 8 corrosives
• Certify <0.1% HCl impurity to maintain pure compound status
• Avoid bulk imports without prior CBP ruling on concentration