Phenylmethyl Acrylate from China
Phenylmethyl acrylate is an aromatic ester of acrylic acid featuring a phenyl group attached to the methyl ester moiety. It falls under HTS 2916.12.10.00 as an aromatic unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acid ester with the characteristic double bond from acrylic acid. Used primarily in specialty polymer synthesis and UV-curable coatings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.5%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Provide detailed chemical analysis (NMR, GC-MS) confirming aromatic substitution and acrylic unsaturation to verify classification
• Include Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and purity certificates; aromatic acrylates often require REACH/ TSCA pre-registration
• Declare exact isomer purity as mixtures may shift to different subheadings; avoid common pitfall of under-declaring stabilizer content