Oxalic Acid Dihydrate from China

Oxalic acid dihydrate (C2H2O4·2H2O) is the crystalline form of oxalic acid commonly used in industrial cleaning and metal polishing. It falls under HTS 2917.11.00.00 as a separate chemically defined acyclic polycarboxylic acid. This pure compound meets chapter 29 note (a) without exclusions.

Duty Rate — China → United States

38.1%

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

Verify purity certificate showing >99% oxalic acid content to confirm classification under 2917.11 vs mixtures in chapter 38

Include Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) documenting corrosive nature and proper hazard labeling for DOT compliance

Avoid common pitfall of classifying technical grade with impurities >1% which may shift to 3824 as chemical preparations