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p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Technical Grade from Canada

Technical grade p-Hydroxybenzoic acid with 98-99% purity is still classified as the separate chemically defined compound under HTS 2918.29.22.00, provided impurities don't alter its chemical identity per Chapter 29 note (a). Commonly used in industrial synthesis of parabens and polymers.

Duty Rate — Canada → United States

16.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.2910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.93, articles the product of Canada, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Include COA showing impurity levels <2%; higher impurities risk reclassification as 3824 mixture

• Package in UN-approved chemical drums; declare as 'corrosive solid' if applicable

• Differentiate from salts; sodium p-hydroxybenzoate would be 2918.29.75

p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Technical Grade from Canada — Import Duty Rate | HTS 2918.29.22.00