m-Toluic Acid (3-Methylbenzoic Acid) from China
m-Toluic acid is an aromatic monocarboxylic acid with a methyl group at the meta position on the benzene ring, classified under HTS 2916.39.17.00 as a specific cyclic monocarboxylic acid. It is a white crystalline powder used primarily as an intermediate in pharmaceutical and agrochemical synthesis.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Verify purity certificate (typically 98%+ min) as impurities may affect classification; ensure SDS includes GHS hazard labeling for corrosive solid; declare exact CAS 99-04-7 to avoid reclassification