Pulegone Refined from Germany
Pulegone is a monoterpenoid ketone from pennyroyal oil, classified in HTS 2914.29.50.00 as a cyclenic ketone without other oxygen groups. Used as mint flavorant and menthol synthesis precursor.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Include Prop 65 warning labels due to pulegone's reproductive toxicity classification in California
• Provide residual solvent analysis (<5000ppm) per USP <467> for pharmaceutical precursor imports
• Separate natural (≥97%) from synthetic pulegone; optical rotation differs and affects classification proofs