Phorate Technical Grade (O,O-Diethyl S-[(ethylthio)methyl] phosphorodithioate) from China
Technical grade Phorate, a systemic insecticide nematicide used in soil treatment. HTS 2920.19.5000 classification as 'other' thiophosphoric esters (phosphorodithioates) per chemical structure and Chapter 29 notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Declare minimum purity percentage (typically 90%+) for technical grade classification
• Include groundwater contamination risk assessment for EPA import review
• Use UN-approved packaging for highly toxic organophosphates