n-Butyl Bromide from China
n-Butyl bromide (CH3(CH2)3Br) serves as a reagent in alkylation reactions and pharmaceutical intermediates production. This alkyl bromide is classified in HTS 2903.69.10.00 as a brominated acyclic hydrocarbon, distinct from methyl bromide. It conforms to Chapter 29 requirements for separate halogenated organic compounds.
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
• Require supplier COA confirming absence of butyl alcohol impurities; comply with REACH if transshipping through EU; use secondary containment for spill prevention