Industrial Grade Acetone (99.5% Purity) from China

High-purity acetone is a colorless, volatile liquid ketone used primarily as a solvent in industrial applications like paint thinning and chemical synthesis. It falls under HTS 2914.11.5000 as an acyclic ketone without other oxygen functions, specifically classified as 'other' acetone not meeting purity thresholds for pharmaceutical grades. This chemically defined organic compound meets Chapter 29 requirements for separate organic compounds.

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

Verify purity certificate (COA) from supplier to confirm classification under 2914.11.5000 vs higher-purity pharmaceutical grades; impurities >0.5% keep it here

Include Safety Data Sheet (SDS) showing it's pure acetone without added stabilizers that could shift to 2914.11.10.00 or mixtures in Chapter 38

Avoid common pitfall of mislabeling as 'nail polish remover' - declare as chemical intermediate to prevent reclassification as consumer retail product