EE Acetate High-Purity Coating Solvent from China

EE Acetate (2-ethoxyethyl acetate, CAS 111-15-9) in 200L stainless steel drums for automotive refinish coatings, providing optimal flow and leveling properties. Explicitly named in HTS 2915.39.80.00 as ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate within acetic acid esters. Its ether-ester structure offers unique solvency for acrylic polyols.

Duty Rate — China → United States

40.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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

Submit EPA TSCA Form A for new uses; maintain 5-year retention of import certifications showing chemical identity

Use NIOSH-approved vapor monitoring during unloading; provide workplace exposure calculations for Customs review

Verify IBC specifications meet UN 31HA2/Y for intermediate bulk containers carrying PG III flammable liquids