Bis(tributyltin) Oxide from Japan
Biochemical reagent and antifouling agent with characteristic Sn-C bonds in tributyl groups. HTS 2931.90.90.29 covers this organo-tin compound excluded from specific subheadings.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
23.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211.3%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
9903.05.4912.5%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
• Restricted under International Maritime Organization AFS Convention; verify port-state controls
• Declare exact tributyltin content per EPA method 8270 for environmental compliance
• Pure form stays in 2931; antifouling paint mixtures shift to 3208 or 3808