Potassium Perfluorooctane Sulfonate from Japan
Potassium salt of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, a chemically defined organic compound with sulfonate functionality. Classified under HTS 2904.31.00.00 per Chapter 29 note on inorganic salts of organic acids staying with the parent compound. Used in specialty chemical manufacturing.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide salt composition analysis and confirm organic acid parent structure for classification
• Check Stockholm Convention import bans; many countries restrict PFOS salts entirely
• Label with GHS hazard pictograms for corrosive and aquatic toxicity hazards