Glycidol (2,3-Epoxy-1-propanol) from China
Glycidol is a viscous liquid epoxy alcohol containing a three-membered epoxide ring, used as a reactive diluent in epoxy resin formulations and as an intermediate in pharmaceutical synthesis. It falls under HTS 2910.90.91.00 as an epoxyalcohol with a three-membered ring, distinct from excluded epoxides noted in chapter provisions. The compound's epoxy functionality makes it essential for polymer cross-linking applications.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.8%
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
• Verify purity certificates as impurities may affect classification; ensure SDS compliance with EPA TSCA for epoxy compounds; avoid bulk packaging that mimics Chapter 28 solvents