Phenylglyoxylic Acid from Japan
Phenylglyoxylic acid is an aromatic compound with carboxylic acid and adjacent ketone groups, classified under HTS 2918.30.90.00. Commonly used in perfume synthesis and as a photoinitiator intermediate.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
23.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211.3%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide GC-MS purity certificate (>99%) to avoid duties on technical grades
• Declare as corrosive liquid (UN3265) with proper UN-approved packaging