Pentaerythritol USP Grade from China
Pharmaceutical-grade pentaerythritol meeting USP standards for use in drug synthesis and as a stabilizer in formulations. Classified under HTS 2905.42.00.00 as a pure acyclic polyhydric alcohol per Chapter 29 definitions, even with stabilizers for safety if not rendering it for specific use.
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
• Provide USP certificate and FDA compliance docs if for pharma end-use; label as 'not for direct human consumption' if intermediate
• Avoid retail packaging to prevent Chapter 38 shift
• Test for heavy metals per USP monograph