N,N-Diethylethanolamine (DEEA) from Japan
N,N-Diethylethanolamine (C2H5)2NCH2CH2OH is a dialkyl amino alcohol falling under HTS 2922.19.9619 as specified N,N-dialkyl-2-aminoethanol. Used as a corrosion inhibitor in petroleum refining and emulsifier in cosmetics.
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
• Provide GC-MS analysis confirming ethyl alkyl structure to distinguish from methylethyl variants
• Label as UN 2685 corrosive liquid; use HDPE drums with proper UN certification