Xylenesulfonic Acid Mixture from China
Xylenesulfonic acid mixture contains isomers of dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid from sulfonation of commercial xylene feedstock. Falls under HTS 2904.99.50.00 as sulfonated derivatives not elsewhere specified. Used in hydrotropes and polymerization catalysts.
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
• Isomer distribution report essential; mixtures of isomers allowed per chapter note (b)
• pH adjustment documentation needed for wastewater discharge compliance
• Verify not classifiable as 'crude' under note exclusions leading to Chapter 28