4-Sulfo-1,8-Naphthalic Anhydride from Germany
4-Sulfo-1,8-naphthalic anhydride is a sulfonated aromatic polycarboxylic anhydride used in fluorescent brighteners and dye intermediates. Explicitly listed in HTS 2917.39.04.00 covering sulfonated derivatives per Chapter notes. Chemically defined compound with sulfo group directly characterized.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
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
• Verify CAS 81-46-9 registration; confirm sulfo group content via FTIR spectroscopy
• Hazard Class 8 corrosive labeling required (UN 3261); segregation from amines mandatory
• Dye industry end-use certificates prevent reclassification as coloring matter (Chapter 32 exclusion)