Diphenyl Phosphate from Japan
Diphenyl phosphate serves as a reactive intermediate for synthesizing other phosphoric esters and flame retardants. As a simple aromatic phosphoric ester, it falls under HTS 2919.90.30.00 'other' category for chemically defined organic phosphoric compounds.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
21%
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
9903.05.4912.5%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
• Purity specification (>98%) required to qualify as separate compound vs mixture
• Intermediate use declaration prevents end-use reclassification
• Corrosivity shipping papers mandatory for acid handling