Desmodur T80 (BASF TDI 80/20) from China
Desmodur T80 is BASF's commercial grade 80% 2,4-TDI / 20% 2,6-TDI mixture, a staple raw material for flexible slabstock foam. It imports under HTS 2929.10.10.00 as unmixed toluenediisocyanates, meeting Chapter 29's criteria for chemically defined nitrogen-function compounds.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Provide Safety Data Sheet (SDS) and isomer ratio certificate; use nitrogen-blanketed containers to prevent carbodiimide formation; verify DOT 6.1 PG II classification