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Industrial Biphenyl Flakes 99% Purity from China

99% pure biphenyl flakes for industrial applications like optical brightener synthesis. Falls under HTS 2902.90.60.00 as a chemically defined cyclic hydrocarbon explicitly listed in flake form, per chapter provisions.

Duty Rate — China → United States

37.5%

Rate breakdown

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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China

Import Tips

Use Incoterms specifying flake integrity during shipping; comply with TSCA import certification for chemical substances

Pitfall: contamination risking downgrade to mixture classification