Diethyl Oxalate from China
Diethyl oxalate ((COOC2H5)2) is the ethyl ester of oxalic acid used in pharmaceutical synthesis and dye manufacturing. Specifically included in HTS 2917.11.00.00 as oxalic acid ester. Chapter notes confirm esters classified with parent acid occurring last in numerical order.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.6%
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
• Certify ethyl ester content via refractive index (1.420-1.422) matching pharmacopeia standards
• Declare as flammable liquid UN2524 with proper Class 3 packaging and placarding
• Avoid shipping in steel drums; use HDPE or glass-lined containers due to ester hydrolysis