Octanoyl Chloride from Germany
Octanoyl chloride employed in surfactant manufacturing. HTS 2915.90.50.10 covers C8 saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acid chlorides. Chemically defined per chapter note (a).
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
21.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211.2%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Biodegradability data may be required for TSCA review
• Bulk stainless steel containers preferred over plastic
• Manifest as 'acyl chloride' not generic 'organic chloride'