Butyl Phenyl Glycol Ether from Japan
Butyl phenyl glycol ether combines butyl and phenyl groups with glycol backbone, used in specialty coatings and cleaners. It meets HTS 2909.49.10.00 criteria as an aromatic ether-alcohol listed in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
22%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.629.5%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide REACH/TSCA registration numbers for regulatory clearance
• Ensure 99%+ purity to maintain chemically defined compound status
• Separate documentation for each isomer if mixed isomers present