Piperitone 95% from China
Piperitone, a cyclohexenone monoterpene from eucalyptus oils, qualifies as HTS 2914.29.50.00 'other' cyclenic ketone. Serves as menthol and thymol synthesis intermediate.
Duty Rate — China → United States
42.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• GC purity certificate distinguishing cis/trans isomers (trans predominant in natural sources)
• TSCA inventory verification for synthetic piperitone vs PMN for novel synthetic routes
• Australian eucalyptus origin preferred; verify CITES if from regulated species