Adipic Acid Di-n-hexyl Ester from China
This adipic acid ester functions as a fast-fusing plasticizer for PVC flooring and wallcoverings, offering good gelling properties. It qualifies under HTS 2917.12.20.00 as a plasticizer ester of adipic acid per chapter provisions for acyclic derivatives. Provides balanced performance between volatility and permanence.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44%
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
• Submit technical data sheets specifying plasticizer end-use to support 2917.12.20.00 classification over general esters
• Ensure drums are UN-approved for chemical transport with proper adipate ester markings