Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP) from Japan
BBP plasticizer offers rapid processing and good electrical insulation for PVC wire coatings and leather cloth. Its mixed alkyl/aryl structure provides unique solvency. Classified under HTS 2917.19.70.20 as acyclic polycarboxylic plasticizer.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
23.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211%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
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document benzyl alcohol content <1% to prevent odor complaints and reclassification
• Specify electrical volume resistivity >1x10^12 ohm-cm for wire/cable applications
• Avoid consumer goods declarations due to reproductive toxicity classification