2902.90.30.10/DDB for Detergent Manufacture/Japan

DDB for Detergent Manufacture from Japan

Industrial dodecylbenzene specifically produced via HF-alkylation for conversion to dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (DDBSA). Meets HTS 2902.90.30.10 as chemically defined alkylbenzene; chapter notes exclude sulfonated derivatives.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Maintain batch traceability with lot-specific purity certificates to defend classification challenges

• Verify no heavy metals (Pb, As) exceed 10 ppm per detergent raw material standards