1-Octene from China
1-Octene (C8H16) is a straight-chain alpha-olefin with a terminal carbon-carbon double bond, classified as an 'other' unsaturated acyclic hydrocarbon. Used primarily in linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) production as a comonomer. Meets Chapter 29 criteria for separate chemically defined organic compounds.
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
• Include GC-MS analysis verifying >98% purity to distinguish from petroleum distillates
• Stabilizer additions must be declared; excess may trigger reclassification per Chapter note 1(f)
• Bulk liquid shipments require proper IMO classification (UN 1993); verify tank compatibility