Mandelic Acid from China
Mandelic acid (alpha-hydroxyphenylacetic acid) is an aromatic alpha-hydroxy acid with a single -OH group on the alpha carbon, qualifying as a carboxylic acid with alcohol function. Classified under HTS 2918.19.31.00 as 'other' aromatic acids without additional oxygen functions beyond the alcohol. Used in chemical synthesis and skincare for exfoliation.
Duty Rate — China → United States
24%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Provide structural formula in documentation to confirm single alcohol function per heading description; test for optical isomers if mixtures exceed note 1(b) limits
• Avoid bulk packaging that suggests retail to prevent Chapter 32 exclusions