Cyclohexane-1,4-dicarboxylic acid from China

A symmetrical cyclanic polycarboxylic acid with carboxyl groups at the 1 and 4 positions of the cyclohexane ring. Classified under HTS 2917.20.00.00 as a separate chemically defined cyclanic polycarboxylic acid. Used in polyester resin synthesis and pharmaceutical intermediates.

Duty Rate — China → United States

39.2%

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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)

Import Tips

Submit NMR or IR spectroscopy data confirming cyclanic structure vs. aromatic terephthalic acid

Ensure COA specifies minimum purity (98%+) to qualify as chemically defined compound

Declare correct UN number (3265) for corrosive solid, organic, n.o.s. classification