Allyl Cyanide (3-Butenenitrile) from China
3-Butenenitrile (CH2=CH-CH2-CN) is an unsaturated aliphatic nitrile used in organic synthesis and polymer chemistry. Falls under HTS 2926.90.5050 as other nitrile-function compounds per Chapter 29 definitions for chemically defined organics. Its reactivity stems from both alkene and nitrile groups.
Duty Rate — China → United States
125%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.04.60100%Pharmaceuticals Annex IV: patented pharma articles — 100% 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
• Declare polymerization inhibitors explicitly; unstabilized forms pose explosion risks
• Match statistical suffix .5050 with >99% purity documentation
• Hazard class 6.1 packaging mandatory; common error is under-declaring toxicity