2917.12.50.00/Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate (DEHA)/Japan

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate (DEHA) from Japan

DEHA is a widely used adipic acid diester serving as a primary plasticizer for PVC in applications requiring low-temperature flexibility. Falls under HTS 2917.12.5000 as 'other' adipic acid esters, being a chemically defined acyclic polycarboxylic acid derivative. Excluded from other chapters per note (A) ester classification rule.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Submit TSCA certification for US imports; phthalate-free declaration increasingly required

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