Neopentyl Alcohol from China

Neopentyl alcohol (2,2-dimethyl-1-propanol) is a highly branched saturated acyclic primary alcohol used in specialty polymer synthesis. Classified in HTS 2905.19.90 as an unsaturated monohydric alcohol outside enumerated subheadings.

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

High purity (>99%) certification essential; trace impurities can shift classification

Declare as '2,2-dimethylpropan-1-ol' systematically to match tariff descriptions

Small volume specialist chemical—use lab analysis reports for CBP verification