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Technical Grade Ammonium Perfluorooctane Sulfonate 98% from Japan

Technical grade APFOS at 98% purity with minor impurities, still classified as a separate chemically defined organic compound under HTS 2904.32.00.00 per Chapter 29 note (a). Used in industrial wetting agent formulations as a perfluorosulfonate salt.

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

• Include assay reports confirming ≥98% purity to avoid reclassification; check for Stockholm Convention restrictions; use UN-approved packaging for corrosive fluorochemicals