3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-2-butanone from Japan
3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-2-butanone is a branched ketone-alcohol with geminal substitution at the hydroxy-bearing carbon. Classified in HTS 2914.40.90.00 as an 'other' ketone-alcohol. Serves as intermediate in terpene synthesis and fragrance chemistry.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
22.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6210.2%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• GC-MS purity certificate essential; diastereomer impurities affect classification
• Low boiling point requires UN-approved packaging for air shipment
• Declare intended synthetic pathway to prevent flavor/fragrance duty adjustment