HCFC-22 (R-22) Air Conditioner Refrigerant Cylinder from Germany
A 30 lb cylinder of chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22), designated R-22, used to recharge residential and commercial air conditioning units. Classified under HTS 2903.71.01.00 due to its chemical structure as a chlorinated and fluorinated acyclic hydrocarbon. It meets chapter requirements for separate chemically defined organic compounds.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Obtain EPA import allocation certificates as HCFC-22 production is banned; only reclamation or limited imports allowed
• Label cylinders with UN1018 markings and include purity certificates to prevent reclassification as waste or mixtures
• Check country-specific bans; some origins prohibited under Montreal Protocol amendments