Propionaldehyde from Germany
Propionaldehyde (C2H5CHO), also known as propanal, is an acyclic aldehyde used in the synthesis of propionic acid, plastics, and pharmaceuticals. Classified under HTS 2912.19.5000 as 'other' acyclic aldehydes without other oxygen functions, separate from formaldehyde and acetaldehyde. Meets Chapter 29 requirements for chemically defined organic compounds.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
19.5%
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
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include GC-MS analysis confirming >98% purity to distinguish from mixtures classifiable elsewhere
• Declare proper UN 1275, Hazard Class 3 packaging for international shipment
• Verify no halogenated derivatives which would shift to headings 2904-2906 per Chapter notes