Diphenyl Phthalate from Germany
Diphenyl phthalate acts as plasticizer and flame retardant in engineering plastics. Falls under HTS 2917.34.0150 as other orthophthalic acid esters meeting Chapter 29 purity standards. Used where high temperature resistance needed.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
18.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%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
• Flame retardant test reports (UL94) support industrial classification
• Aryl ester structure distinguished from alkyl esters chemically