Formaldehyde with Anticaking Agent from China
Methanal solution with added anticaking agent for bulk storage stability. Allowed under HTS 2912.11.00.00 per Chapter 29 note (f) as stabilizer necessary for preservation/transport, provided it doesn't render product for specific use.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.3%
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Specify anticaking agent composition and <1% concentration in technical data sheet
• Prove necessity for transport; arbitrary additives trigger Chapter 38 mixtures classification
• Storage stability test data supports classification retention under note (f)