Fenchyl Alcohol from China

Fenchyl alcohol, a bicyclic monoterpenoid cyclic alcohol used in fragrance and flavor industries. Classified in HTS 2906.19.50.00 as an 'other' cyclanic/cyclenic/cycloterpenic alcohol, meeting Chapter 29's criteria for chemically defined organic compounds.

Duty Rate — China → United States

30.5%

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)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Provide structural formula and IUPAC name in entry docs to distinguish from terpene hydrocarbons

Check for stabilizer additions; must qualify under note (f) or risk mixture classification

Avoid bulk packaging that suggests industrial solvent use, which could invoke note (e) limits