Phenyl Salicylate (Salol) from Germany
Phenyl salicylate, also known as salol, is the phenyl ester of salicylic acid used as an antiseptic and plasticizer. HTS 2918.23.3000 classification applies to this pure chemical under additional U.S. note 3 for section VI products. Primarily industrial chemical applications.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
18.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%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
• Historical pharmaceutical use requires GMP documentation if USP grade; provide DSC thermal analysis for plasticizer applications; TSCA notification for new uses