Tolylenediamine (2,4-Diaminotoluene) from China
Tolylenediamine is an aromatic polyamine used primarily as an intermediate in polyurethane production and as a curing agent for epoxy resins. It falls under HTS 2921.59.80.90 as an aromatic polyamine derivative not specifically enumerated elsewhere in the subheading. This chemically defined compound meets Chapter 29 note (a) for separate organic compounds.
Duty Rate — China → United States
137.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6093.5%Except as provided in heading 9903.04.61, patented pharmaceutical articles as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (d) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Provide Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and chemical purity certificates to verify classification under Chapter 29
• Comply with TSCA pre-manufacture notification if introducing new uses in the US
• Avoid misclassification as Chapter 27 hydrocarbons by confirming amine functional groups