9-Fluorenone-2-Carboxylic Acid from China

A fluorenone derivative with carboxylic acid at position 2, used in advanced materials and OLED synthesis. Falls under HTS 2918.30.2500 as an aromatic ketone-carboxylic acid specifically referenced in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI.

Duty Rate — China → United States

31.5%

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)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Import Tips

HPLC purity certificate mandatory; fluorenone impurities can shift classification

Special packaging for light-sensitive material; declare as 'organic semiconductor intermediate'

Avoid bulk powder entry without anti-caking agent justification per chapter note (f)