Monoisopropanolamine (MIPA) from Germany
MIPA (NH2CH2CH(OH)CH3) is a simple amino-alcohol used in personal care and metalworking fluids, classified under HTS 2922.19.96.90 for its amino-alcohol structure with single oxygen function. Excluded from other chapters per legal notes.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%Pharmaceuticals: patented pharma from JP/EU/KR/CH/LI — 15% floor rate
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Label with correct CAS 78-33-1 and GHS corrosive pictograms
• Avoid bulk packaging that suggests mixture status
• Verify no nitrosamine impurities per FDA cosmetic import rules