Methyl 2-(4-Formylphenyl)acetate from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
15.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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