PFOA Lithium Salt from Canada
Lithium perfluorooctanoate (C7F15COOLi), a metal salt of PFOA, is classified in HTS 2915.90.18.10 following the parent perfluorooctanoic acid classification rule from Chapter Note 5(C)(3). Used in advanced material synthesis.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
110%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6095.8%Except as provided in heading 9903.04.61, patented pharmaceutical articles as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (d) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.2910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.93, articles the product of Canada, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide quantitative elemental analysis confirming lithium and fluorine content ratios specific to PFOA salt
• Declare under TSCA with PFOA-specific identifiers; non-compliance can result in import refusal
• Ensure temperature-controlled shipping as lithium salts have specific stability requirements