4-Cyanophenol from Germany
4-Cyanophenol (4-hydroxybenzonitrile) combines phenolic and nitrile functions in an aromatic structure, used in polymer and dye applications. HTS 2926.90.4801 applies as nitrile function occurs later in Chapter 29 numerical order than phenols (2907).
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
18.5%
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
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Phenolic hazard labeling required; pH-sensitive transport conditions; verify against phenol/nitrile priority rules