sec-Butylbenzene from Germany
sec-Butylbenzene has a secondary butyl group on the benzene ring, serving as precursor for styrene derivatives. Classified in HTS 2902.90.30 as an alkylbenzene isomer meeting purity standards of Chapter 29. Its branched structure provides specific reactivity profiles.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Provide chiral analysis if enantiomerically enriched for research applications
• UN 1942 classification; require grounding wires on metal containers
• Document distillation cuts separating from n-butylbenzene contaminants