Glutaric Acid from Germany
Glutaric acid (pentanedioic acid), a C5 dicarboxylic acid used in pharmaceuticals, polymers, and as a cross-linking agent. Classified under HTS 2917.19.70.50 as acyclic polycarboxylic acid 'other' category for chemically defined compounds. Straight chain with terminal carboxylic groups.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
21%
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
9903.05.3910%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
• Pharma grade requires DMF filing; industrial grade needs only CoA
• Label with GHS corrosive pictogram - common shipping violation
• Avoid co-mingling with succinic acid in same container to prevent mixture classification