Sodium 4-nitrotoluene-2-sulfonate from China
The sodium salt of 4-nitrotoluene-2-sulfonic acid, classified with the parent acid under HTS 2904.99.20.00 per Chapter 29 note 5(C)(1) for inorganic salts of organic acids. Retains sulfonated/nitrated toluene character without changing heading. Used in water-soluble dye formulations.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Salt forms need assay confirming organic acid >90% equivalent for Chapter 29
• Less corrosive than free acid but still requires GHS pictograms