Trichloromethylbenzene from China
Trichloromethylbenzene (benzotrichloride) features CCl3 group attached to benzene ring. Classified HTS 2903.89.20.00 as halogenated derivative from aromatic hydrocarbon. Key intermediate for benzoyl chloride.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43%
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
• Hydrolyzes with moisture; require dry, inert atmosphere shipping
• UN 2438 designation; Class 8 corrosive
• Confirm side-chain chlorination vs ring chlorination via spectroscopy