Adipic Acid (Hexanedioic Acid) from China
Adipic acid is a white, crystalline dicarboxylic acid (HOOC-(CH2)4-COOH) used primarily in nylon production. It falls under HTS 2917.12.1000 as a chemically defined acyclic polycarboxylic acid. This classification covers the pure compound without salts or esters.
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
• Verify purity exceeds 99% to avoid reclassification as mixtures under Chapter 38; provide REACH/SDS documentation for hazardous material handling
• Common pitfall: incorrect labeling as 'nylon intermediate' shifts to parts classification