Stabilized Benzyl Alcohol for Export from China
Benzyl alcohol with transport stabilizer (BHT <0.05%) for safe long-distance shipping in ISO tanks. Chapter 29 note 2(f) permits classification under HTS 2906.21.00.00 as stabilizer necessary for preservation. General solvent remains principal character.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• ISO tank cleaning certificates critical; residue <50 ppm from prior cargoes
• Validate stabilizer necessity via accelerated stability studies in documentation
• Temperature control records for transocean shipments (<40°C max)