Fenchone Natural from China
Fenchone is a bicyclic monoterpene ketone extracted from fennel oil, fitting HTS 2914.29.50.00 as a cycloterpenic ketone lacking other oxygen functions. Used in flavorings, perfumes, and synthetic chemistry intermediates.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.8%
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 GC-MS analysis verifying ≥95% fenchone content to distinguish from essential oil mixtures
• Declare FEMA GRAS status for food contact applications to facilitate FDA clearance alongside CBP
• Avoid bulk packaging >450L which may trigger EPA TSCA import notifications for new chemical substances