4-Hydroxyacetophenone from Germany
4-Hydroxyacetophenone is a ketone-phenol compound featuring both a ketone group and a phenolic hydroxyl group attached to a benzene ring. It falls under HTS 2914.50.50.00 as a ketone with other oxygen function, specifically a ketone-phenol, not elsewhere specified in the subheading. This chemically defined organic compound is commonly used as an intermediate in pharmaceutical and fragrance synthesis.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
21%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211%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
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify purity certificate to confirm it qualifies as a separate chemically defined compound per Chapter 29 note (a); Provide Safety Data Sheet (SDS) documenting ketone-phenol structure; Avoid classification issues by confirming no halogenation that would shift to earlier ketone headings