Diethyl Ketone (3-Pentanone) from Germany
Diethyl ketone, also known as 3-pentanone, is an acyclic ketone with the formula CH3CH2COCH2CH3, used as a solvent in organic synthesis and industrial applications. It falls under HTS 2914.19.00.00 as an acyclic ketone without other oxygen functions, distinct from simpler ketones like acetone. This chemically defined organic compound meets Chapter 29 note (a) for separate compounds.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
21%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify purity certificates to confirm it's a separate chemically defined compound per Chapter 29 notes; ensure SDS sheets detail no other oxygen functions
• Common pitfall: misclassification as mixtures if impurities exceed trace levels
• Label containers with UN numbers for hazmat shipping compliance