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High Purity Phenylacetaldehyde from Japan

High purity (>99%) phenylacetaldehyde is a key intermediate for pharmaceutical synthesis, directly classifiable under HTS 2912.29.10.00 as a chemically defined cyclic aldehyde. Its benzyl structure confirms the specific subheading.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Submit NMR spectrum or GC-MS data for customs verification of purity and identity

• Comply with DEA precursor chemical reporting if used in controlled substance synthesis pathways

• Avoid water-dissolved forms; pure or solvent-diluted only per Chapter 29 notes (d)-(e)