Diacetone Alcohol (4-Hydroxy-4-methylpentan-2-one) from China
Diacetone alcohol is a colorless liquid ketone-alcohol compound used as a solvent in lacquers, paints, and varnishes. It falls under HTS 2914.40.10.00 as a specific ketone-alcohol with the chemical structure 4-hydroxy-4-methylpentan-2-one, fitting Chapter 29's scope for separate chemically defined organic compounds with oxygen functions.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.5%
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
• Provide detailed chemical analysis certificates confirming purity and identity as 4-hydroxy-4-methylpentan-2-one to avoid misclassification
• Ensure SDS and transport documents specify UN 2717 hazardous material status with proper flash point declaration
• Verify stabilizer content does not exceed levels that would shift classification under Chapter 29 note (f)