High-Purity Synthetic Silica Gel for Chromatography from China
Amorphous synthetic silica gel with controlled pore size used as stationary phase in column chromatography for lab separations. Falls under HTS 2811.22.10.00 as synthetic silicon dioxide, a separate chemically defined compound per Chapter 28 notes, excluding organo-silicon derivatives.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.7%
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
• Supply pore size distribution and surface area specs to prove chromatography-grade purity
• Ensure no organic modifiers; pure silica gel stays in 2811, modified becomes 3824
• Declare particle size (e.g
• 40-63 micron) in entry docs to prevent reclassification as abrasives