9-Fluorenemethanol from Japan
9-Fluorenemethanol is a fluorenyl alcohol used in polymer synthesis and as a chiral resolving agent. Falls under HTS 2906.29.60.00 other aromatic cyclic alcohols. Chemically defined per Chapter 29.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Melting point (114-116°C) verification critical for identity
• Research chemical exemption possible for <1kg academic shipments
• Chiral purity specification if enantiopure form