DDB for Detergent Manufacture from Mexico
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 — 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
• 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