6-Nitrotoluene-3-sulfonic acid from Japan
6-Nitrotoluene-3-sulfonic acid is the ortho-nitrated, meta-sulfonated toluene isomer, a separate chemically defined compound under HTS 2904.99.20.00. Fits Chapter 29 for nitrotoluenesulfonic acids, excluded from dyes or mixtures. Intermediate for acid dyes and optical brighteners.
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
• Label as 'corrosive' UN 3265; test pH to confirm handling class
• For lab quantities (<1kg), use retail packing exemption but still need COA
• Avoid declaring as 'dye intermediate' vaguely; specify chemical name to prevent 3204 shift