Distilled Dicyclopentadiene from Byproduct Streams from China
DCPD recovered and purified from C5 petroleum byproduct streams via distillation, classified as a chemically defined cyclic hydrocarbon under HTS 2902.19.00.10. This industrial-grade material serves as the primary feedstock for hydrocarbon resins.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide distillation process flow diagrams to prove separation from acyclic impurities
• Ensure bromide number tests confirm cyclene structure vs. acyclic hydrocarbons
• Avoid bulk import without origin certificates if from mixed petroleum sources