N,N-Diethylaminoethanol Hydrobromide from Japan
The hydrobromide salt of N,N-diethyl-2-aminoethanol falls under HTS 2922.19.96.10 as a protonated salt of the enumerated compound. Used in specialty chemical synthesis requiring bromide counterions. Classification follows Chapter 29 rule prioritizing organic compound over inorganic salt nature.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
21%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%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
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document bromide content (<40%) to prevent reclassification as inorganic bromide dominant
• Include pKa data showing protonation (pKa ~9.5 for conjugate acid)
• Separate from free base shipments to maintain chemically defined compound status