Dibutyl Tartrate from Germany
Dibutyl tartrate is utilized as a plasticizer in resins and solvent. HTS 2918.13.5000 covers it as 'other' tartaric esters, following ester rules in Chapter 29 note 3(A). The derivative maintains alcohol function characteristics.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
20.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6210.6%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
• Flash point data for hazmat declaration; volatility testing for storage; avoid solvent-dissolved imports per Chapter note 1(e)