Methyl 2-(4-Formylphenyl)acetate from Germany
This is the methyl ester of 4-formylphenylacetic acid, a chemically defined aromatic carboxylic acid with both aldehyde and ester oxygen functions. It falls under HTS 2918.30.10.00 as it precisely matches the description of 1-formylphenylacetic acid, methyl ester, which is a specific compound in the subcategory of aromatic carboxylic acids with aldehyde function. Primarily used as an intermediate in pharmaceutical synthesis.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
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
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