Technical Grade Lithium PFOS Crystals from Japan
Crystalline technical-grade lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate for surfactant manufacturing. Falls under HTS 2904.33.00.00 as a perfluorinated sulfonate salt, explicitly listed in the heading for PFOS salts. Qualifies as a separate chemically defined compound per Chapter 29 scope.
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
• Include Safety Data Sheets (SDS) showing <99% purity to avoid mixture classification
• Check Stockholm Convention restrictions; some countries ban PFOS imports entirely
• Label as 'research chemical only' if not for commercial production to ease regulatory scrutiny