3-Nitro-2-butanol from China
3-Nitro-2-butanol is a nitrated secondary alcohol used as a chiral building block in pharmaceutical intermediates. It falls under HTS 2905.59.90.00 as an 'other' nitrated acyclic alcohol derivative, acyclic per Chapter notes despite stereocenters. The nitro group provides characteristic reactivity.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43%
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
• Specify enantiomeric excess (%ee) and optical rotation in COA for chirality documentation
• Use Type IBC intermediate bulk containers for optimal hazard classification
• Confirm no metal coordination per Chapter 29 note 2(C)(3) for pure organic status