Monochloroacetic Acid Phenyl Ester from China
Phenyl monochloroacetate, an aromatic ester of monochloroacetic acid, is classified in HTS 2915.40.20.00 under additional U.S. note 3 to section VI for halogenated saturated acyclic monocarboxylic derivatives. Employed in dye and perfume manufacturing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
23%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Declare aromatic substitution clearly to distinguish from aliphatic; include flash point data for transport
• Common pitfall: mislabeling as sulfonated shifts to different derivatives