4-Methoxyphenol (Methylcatechol) from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
5.5%
Rate breakdown
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