Triethyl Phosphate (TEP) from China
Triethyl phosphate, formed from phosphoric acid and ethanol, serves as a solvent, plasticizer, and flame retardant in resins and coatings. HTS 2920.90.51.00 covers it as an ester of phosphoric acid, a key nonmetal inorganic acid. Widely used in industrial solvent applications.
Duty Rate — China → United States
23.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Label with GHS hazard pictograms and safety data sheets mandatory for chemical entries
• Declare exact ester purity; impurities over 5% may trigger mixture classification review