Metaldehyde Active Ingredient Powder from China
Pure metaldehyde powder (cyclic tetramer) as pesticide technical material before formulation. HTS 2912.50.5000 for other cyclic aldehyde polymers. Excluded from fuel classification per Chapter 29 note (i).
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.5%
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
• EPA import notification (PPQ 587) required 14 days prior; include technical grade specification
• Particle size distribution and melting point (48-52°C) data confirms cyclic tetramer identity
• Segregate from fuel products to avoid Chapter 36 misclassification