Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic Acid (Trimesic Acid) from China
Trimesic acid features symmetrical 1,3,5-tri carboxylic substitution on benzene, ideal for metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and coordination polymers. HTS 2917.39.70.00 aromatic polycarboxylic acid. Perfect 120° linker geometry.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.5%
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
• MOF research quantities often exceed Chapter 29 minimum import thresholds
• Document <0.1% heavy metals for framework applications
• Pure acid vs Chapter 28 metal coordination compounds requires complexation analysis