Nitroethane from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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