Trimethylolethane (TME) from China
Trimethylolethane (2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol) is a triol for alkyd resins and varnishes. Classified as acyclic triol under HTS 2905.49.10.00 per its chemical structure with three OH groups.
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
• CAS 77-83-8 documentation essential; distinguish from diols in 2905.31
• Purity >99% required for Chapter 29; lower grades to 3824