Perillaldehyde from China
Perillaldehyde is a monoterpenoid cyclic aldehyde from perilla oil, with a cyclohexene ring bearing an aldehyde group and unsaturated bonds but no other oxygen functions. It qualifies for HTS 2912.29.60.90 as an 'other' cyclic aldehyde. Applied in food flavoring and synthetic chemistry.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43%
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
• Submit structural formula and NMR data confirming classification criteria
• Label with CAS number (2111-75-3) for customs verification
• Check for anti-dusting agents that could invoke chapter note (g) exclusions