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Kayacure DIA Photoinitiator from Japan

Commercial grade 1-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-diazo-5,6-dihydro-5-oxo, ester with phenyl(2,3,4-trihydroxyphenyl)methanone known as Kayacure DIA, used in flexographic printing plates. HTS 2927.00.18.00 covers this exact chemical structure as specified diazo compound.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

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

• Reference commercial trade names in import documentation but always include systematic chemical name matching tariff text

• Japanese origin common—prepare for MFN duty rates and verify no AD/CVD orders apply to diazo chemicals

• Storage stability testing recommended; these compounds decompose under light/heat affecting declared value