Methylarsonic Acid from China

Methylarsonic acid (CH3AsO(OH)2) is a simple organoarsenic compound with direct As-C bond and acid groups. Falls under HTS 2931.90.90.40 as other organo-inorganic compounds not covered by prior specific subheadings. Employed in agriculture as herbicide and cotton desiccant.

Duty Rate — China → United States

28.7%

Rate breakdown

9903.88.0425%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(g) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(g)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Import Tips

File TSCA premanufacture notice if new use; provide arsenic content analysis for customs verification

Watch for classification shift if diluted beyond Chapter 29 solvent limits