4-Methoxyphenol (Methylcatechol) from China
4-Methoxyphenol, also known as methylcatechol, is an ether-phenol used as a polymerization inhibitor in acrylic resins and UV stabilizers. This chemically defined compound matches the ether-phenol criteria of heading 2909. It is typically imported as a white crystalline powder with anti-caking agents for handling.
Duty Rate — China → United States
30.5%
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)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include NMR or GC-MS spectra verifying ether-phenol structure to distinguish from phenolic alcohols in heading 2907
• Label packages with stabilizer composition per Chapter Note 6(f); undisclosed additives may cause classification to mixtures in 3824