Syringic Acid from Germany
Syringic acid (4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid) falls under HTS 2916.39.46.00 as an aromatic monocarboxylic acid per additional U.S. note 3 to section VI. Utilized in antioxidant research and natural product synthesis.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
18.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%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
• Natural product-derived requires HPLC chromatogram showing single peak
• Light/heat sensitive; specify cool, dark storage conditions
• CAS 530-57-4 verification prevents natural extract classification