Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate (DEHA) from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
16.5%
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
Import Tips
• Submit TSCA certification for US imports; phthalate-free declaration increasingly required
• For >1000kg shipments, pre-register with EPA; verify DOT classification as combustible liquid