4-Chlorobenzonitrile Technical Grade from Japan
Technical grade 4-chlorobenzonitrile (synonym for p-chlorobenzonitrile) contains ≥98% active ingredient with minor impurities, used as a synthetic intermediate for herbicides like chlorimuron-ethyl. It remains classified under HTS 2926.90.14.00 as the specifically named aromatic nitrile per Chapter 29 note (a) allowing impurities. The para-chloro substitution on the benzonitrile core defines its precise tariff placement.
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
• Technical grade requires spec sheet showing <2% impurities; higher impurity levels risk reclassification as 3824 chemical mixture
• EPA pesticide chemical code required if end-use is herbicide intermediate; TSCA notification for new chemical processes