Ethylene Phosphite from Germany
Ethylene phosphite functions as a phosphorous acid ester used in agricultural pesticides and metal surface treatments. Covered by HTS 2920.90.51.00 for esters of other inorganic nonmetal acids like phosphorous acid. Applied in corrosion inhibition.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
21.3%
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
9903.05.3910%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
• EPA pesticide chemical code required on entry summary
• Validate P-H bond via spectroscopy for phosphite vs phosphate distinction