Arsenic Trioxide from Japan
Arsenic trioxide (As₂O₃), a white powder used in pharmaceuticals and glass production, is an inorganic oxygen compound of nonmetal arsenic. Falls under HTS 2811.29.5000 per chapter definitions excluding specified compounds. Highly toxic, requiring special handling.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• EPA TSCA premanufacture notice often required; include toxicity data
• UN 1678 hazardous label mandatory; segregate from organics
• Purity certificate prevents confusion with arsenates (2842)