Sebacic Acid for Plasticizer Manufacturing from Germany
Technical sebacic acid for esterification into dioctyl sebacate plasticizers for PVC. Pure form under HTS 2917.13.0030 as acyclic polycarboxylic acid.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
20.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6210.2%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Certify low color (APHA <10) for plasticizer grade; TSCA inventory check
• Common error: Classifying esters back to acid code