2917.19.70.50/Adipic Acid/Japan

Adipic Acid from Japan

Adipic acid (hexanedioic acid) is an acyclic dicarboxylic acid used primarily in nylon 6,6 production and as a precursor for polyurethane foams. It falls under HTS 2917.19.70.50 as an acyclic polycarboxylic acid, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids, and derivatives, specifically classified as 'other' acyclic polycarboxylic acids. This chemically defined organic compound meets Chapter 29 note (a) for separate organic compounds.

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

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Import Tips

• Provide Certificate of Analysis confirming purity >99% as it's a chemically defined compound per Chapter 29 note (a)

• Ensure proper labeling with CAS number 124-04-9 and UN number for adipic acid to avoid transportation delays

• Verify not mixed with impurities exceeding 1% to prevent reclassification under mixtures