Linalyl Salicylate from China
Linalyl salicylate combines linalool with salicylic acid, creating a bergamot-like floral odor for perfumery. Classified HTS 2918.23.2000 as odoriferous salicylic ester following Chapter 29 ester classification rules. Used in modern citrus-floral fragrance accords.
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
• Provide NMR spectrum confirming ester formation and odor profile
• Document as perfumery raw material, not finished fragrance product
• Monitor stabilizer content per Chapter 29 note (f) preservation allowances