Sodium Perfluorooctane Sulfonate from China
Sodium perfluorooctane sulfonate (Na-PFOS) serves as a surfactant intermediate with high surface activity due to its perfluoroalkyl chain. Under HTS 2904.35.00.00 as other PFOS salts, per chapter 29 for chemically defined sulfonated fluorohydrocarbons.
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
• Include Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and TSCA certifications; non-compliant shipments face seizure
• Confirm 98%+ purity to avoid reclassification as chapter 38 mixture
• Use correct CAS 29081-56-9; mislabeling leads to penalties