Mesitylene (1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene) from Mexico

Mesitylene is 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene (C9H12), a symmetrical trialkylbenzene. It is explicitly named in HTS 2902.90.20.00 as a cyclic hydrocarbon used as a solvent and in resin production.

Duty Rate — Mexico → United States

10%

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

Import Tips

Confirm three identical NMR singlets at 6.8, 2.3 ppm for structural verification

Specify water content <0.02% for anhydrous grades

Use steel drums with nitrogen padding for moisture-sensitive shipments

Mesitylene (1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene) from Mexico — Import Duty Rate | HTS 2902.90.20.00