Mixed Xylene Solvent for Paint Thinners from China
High-purity mixed xylene isomers (95%+ total xylenes) packaged for use in formulating paint thinners and varnishes. This product is specifically classifiable under HTS 2902.44.00.00 as mixed xylene isomers, a separate chemically defined organic compound per Chapter 29 notes. The end-use as solvent does not affect its chemical classification.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
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
• Include Safety Data Sheet (SDS) showing <1% benzene content to meet OSHA/TSCA requirements; use steel drums or IBC totes certified for UN1262; declare as 'solvent naphtha' only if documentation supports mixed xylene composition