4-Chloro-2-methylphenol (Chlorocresol) from China
Chlorocresol is a chlorinated alkyl-substituted phenol used as a preservative in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. HTS 2908.99.80.00 covers this halogenated phenol derivative per U.S. note 3. The chlorine substitution and methyl group qualify it as a complex derivative.
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
• Pharmaceutical grade requires USP/NF certificates for purity
• Label as 'preservative intermediate' not final cosmetic product