Nitroethane from China
Nitroethane (C2H5NO2) serves as a solvent and intermediate in pharmaceutical synthesis. HTS 2904.20.5000 covers this nitrated acyclic hydrocarbon with only nitro functionality. Excluded from chapter 27 as it's not a crude hydrocarbon mixture.
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
• CAS# 79-24-3 verification required; watch for DEA List I chemical reporting if >500g shipments
• Provide GC-MS purity certificate (>98%) to prevent downgrading to mixtures