Fluorenone from China
Fluorenone is a tricyclic aromatic ketone used in dyes and pharmaceuticals, with carbonyl in fused ring system. Fits HTS 2914.39.90.00 as 'other' aromatic ketone without other oxygen functions, qualifying as chemically defined organic compound.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide molecular structure diagram confirming no heteroatoms beyond C/H/O
• Sublimation purification common; declare residual solvents <0.1%
• Bioaccumulation data required for TSCA; pitfall is missing PBT assessment