2-Fluoroethanol from Japan
2-Fluoroethanol represents a fluorinated acyclic alcohol derivative employed in positron emission tomography (PET) tracer synthesis. HTS 2905.59.90.00 includes this as 'other' halogenated (fluorine qualifies) acyclic alcohol per Chapter 29 note 4. Its high reactivity stems from the C-F bond adjacent to OH.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
22%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.629.5%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Require fluorinated compound specialist certification for CBP review
• Ship under specialized fluorochemical protocols (UN 2755 if applicable)
• Distinguish from Chapter 28 inorganic fluorides by carbon-oxygen backbone