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
41.2%
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
• 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