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
25.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
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