Perchloroethylene Stabilized for Transport from Japan
Tetrachloroethylene with added stabilizers per chapter note f for safe rail/ship transport, remaining under HTS 2903.23.00.00 as the base unsaturated chlorinated compound. Used in textile and electronics cleaning.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document stabilizer type/quantity; comply with MARPOL Annex II
• Pitfall: stabilizers making it 'use-specific' trigger reclass