Triethyl Phosphate (TEP) from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
3.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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