Industrial Potassium Perfluorooctanesulfonate Crystals from China
Crystalline potassium PFOS for industrial wetting agent production, meeting purity specs for surfactants. HTS 2904.34.00.00 specifically covers this potassium salt as a perfluoroalkyl sulfonated derivative. Remains in Chapter 29 as chemically defined, not a preparation.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.2%
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
• Declare intended industrial application to avoid consumer goods restrictions; ensure DOT/ADR transport compliance
• Pitfall: bulk packaging without stabilizers may require Chapter 29 note (f) justification