N-Methyl-N-ethylphosphoramidic difluoride from China
A mixed methyl-ethyl N,N-dialkyl phosphoramidic dihalide using fluoride halogens, under HTS 2929.90.50.18. Employed in fluorinated polymer synthesis and as a fluorinating agent. The dihalide nitrogen function places it specifically in this subheading per Chapter 29 definitions.
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)
9903.04.6093.5%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
• Specify halide type (F vs Cl) in invoices; difluorides still qualify under dihalides
• Use fluoropolymer-compatible containers to prevent reaction during transport
• Verify no coordination with metals—per note (C)(3), cleaves to organic fragments for classification