Technical Grade Dimethyl Terephthalate 99% from China
Technical grade DMT with 99% minimum assay used in cost-sensitive PET applications. Classified HTS 2917.37.00.00 as chemically defined dimethyl terephthalate meeting Chapter 29 purity standards. Common for textile and strapping applications.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Minimum assay certificate required; <98% DMT risks reclassification as mixtures
• Super sacks must have PE liners; moisture >0.1% causes hydrolysis during storage
• Color specification L*>92, b*<1.2 critical for classification and end-use acceptance