p-Tolualdehyde (4-Methylbenzaldehyde) from China

p-Tolualdehyde, also known as 4-methylbenzaldehyde (C8H8O), is an aromatic aldehyde with a methyl group para to the aldehyde on the benzene ring. It is explicitly named in HTS 2912.29.30.00 for cyclic aldehydes without other oxygen functions, commonly used in flavor, fragrance, and pharmaceutical synthesis. Meets Chapter 29 requirements as a separate chemically defined compound.

Duty Rate — China → United States

35%

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

Include NMR or GC-MS analysis confirming structure as p-tolualdehyde to validate HTS classification

Declare CAS number 104-87-0 on commercial invoice for customs verification

Monitor for oxidation during shipping; include stabilizer documentation if added per Chapter 29 note (f)