Perfluorobutanoic Acid (PFBA) from Germany
PFBA is a short-chain perfluorocarboxylic acid with the formula C3F7COOH, fully fluorinated acyclic hydrocarbon derivative. Classified in 2903.78.00.00 as a perhalogenated compound meeting chapter 29 criteria for chemically defined organic compounds. Used in surfactant applications and chemical synthesis.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
21.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211.3%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
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
• Confirm PFAS regulatory status in destination country; emerging restrictions on short-chain alternatives
• Provide NMR or GC-MS analysis confirming perhalogenation and purity >98%
• Label containers with UN hazard class 1760 for corrosive liquids during transport