Technical grade 3,5,6-Trichlorosalicylic acid 98% from China
Industrial-grade 3,5,6-trichlorosalicylic acid with 98% purity and minor impurities, still classified under HTS 2918.29.3900 per chapter note (a) allowing impurities. Used in azo dye coupler production and herbicide intermediates.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Submit impurity profile in CoA; exceeds 2% impurities risks reclassification to mixtures
• Check for anti-dumping duties from specific origins; common for halogenated aromatics from Asia
• Declare as 'not for human consumption' to avoid FDA scrutiny