Cresyl Diphenyl Phosphate (CDP) from Germany
Cresyl diphenyl phosphate is a mixed aromatic phosphoric ester serving as a flame retardant in engineering plastics and hydraulic fluids. It qualifies for HTS 2919.90.30.00 as an 'other' aromatic derivative of phosphoric esters per Chapter 29 chemical compound definitions.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
18.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%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
9903.05.3910%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
Import Tips
• Submit NMR/GC-MS analysis confirming aromatic substitution pattern
• Document stabilizer content doesn't exceed Chapter 29 note (f) allowances
• Label clearly as 'chemical intermediate' not 'hydraulic fluid component'