HBCD Stabilized for Transport from China
Hexabromocyclododecane with added anticaking stabilizer, packaged for safe bulk transport in plastic production. Classified in 2903.89.70.10 per Chapter 29 note (f) allowing stabilizers necessary for preservation/transport without changing general use character. Remains a chemically defined halogenated cyclic hydrocarbon.
Duty Rate — China → United States
137.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6096.3%Except as provided in heading 9903.04.61, patented pharmaceutical articles as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (d) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Specify stabilizer type/percentage (<2%) in commercial invoice to qualify under Chapter 29 transport exception
• TSCA import certification required; declare as PMN-exempt if matching existing inventory
• Avoid solvent solutions exceeding transport safety thresholds to prevent Chapter 29 note (e) reclassification