Hydroquinone from China
Hydroquinone (1,4-benzenediol) is a polyhydric phenol-alcohol classified under HTS 2907.29.0500 as 'other phenol-alcohols.' Essential in photographic developers, antioxidants, and skin lightening products.
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
• Provide FDA cosmetic compliance docs if for personal care end-use
• Certify <1% impurities to maintain chemically defined compound status
• Declare stabilization agents separately to avoid mixture classification