2-Naphthyl Formate from China
2-Naphthyl formate is the formic acid ester of 2-naphthol, a bicyclic aromatic compound. Classified under HTS 2915.13.10.00 as aromatic formic acid ester. Employed in dye synthesis and pharmaceutical intermediates.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43%
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
• REACH registration required for EU-origin material; provide Annex documentation
• Verify distillation purity >97%; naphthol impurities may trigger phenol classification
• Declare CAS 2156-97-0 and molecular formula C11H8O2 for customs verification