Neopentyl Glycol Diisobutyl Ether from China
Neopentyl glycol diisobutyl ether derives from dihydric neopentyl glycol with two isobutyl ether moieties. Falls in HTS 2909.19.60.00 as other acyclic polyhydric alcohol ether per Chapter 29 chemical definition. Used in polymer plasticizers.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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
• Branched structure confirmed by GC-MS for accurate acyclic ether identification
• Steric hindrance affects reactivity; include physical property data
• Common misclassification as branched hydrocarbon solvent