4-Fluorophenol from China
4-Fluorophenol contains a single fluorine substituent para to the hydroxyl group, the simplest monohalogenated phenol. HTS 2908.19.60.00 classification applies as 'other' halogenated phenol derivative. Pharmaceutical intermediate and fluorinated building block.
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
• Single substitution easiest to verify; HPLC purity reports standard documentation
• Pharma API intermediates qualify for duty reduction under pharmaceutical appendix
• Distinguish from chlorofluorophenols; positional fluorine specificity critical