PFOA Lithium Salt from Japan

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 — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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