Ammonium Perfluorooctane Sulfonate from China
Ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate is the ammonium salt form of PFOS, a fluorosurfactant precursor. It qualifies for HTS 2904.35.00.00 as an other salt of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid under the sulfonated, halogenated hydrocarbons of heading 2904.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Declare exact cation (ammonium) and anion purity; customs may require NMR/FTIR spectra for verification
• Monitor EU REACH and US TSCA restrictions; many uses prohibited except for essential applications
• Ship in stabilized form only if meeting note (f); otherwise classify as impure mixture