Butyl Chloroacetate from China
Butyl ester of monochloroacetic acid employed in plasticizer synthesis and coatings. Classified in HTS 2915.40.1000 as the ester aligns with the latest numerical order acid per chapter notes. Qualifies as halogenated saturated acyclic monocarboxylic derivative.
Duty Rate — China → United States
36.8%
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
• Refractive index test for ester purity; flammable liquid UN 1992
• Pitfall: longer chain misread as Chapter 29 alcohol ester priority