Vinyl Bromide from Germany
Vinyl bromide (CH2=CHBr), explicitly named in the HTS description, is a gaseous monomer used in specialty polymer production. It falls precisely under HTS 2903.69.10.00 as a brominated acyclic hydrocarbon. Chapter 29 classification for chemically defined unsaturated halogen compounds applies.
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
• Ship as refrigerated liquefied gas (UN 1085); require monomer purity >99.5%; autoignition risk requires inert atmosphere packaging