Methylarsonic Acid from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
110%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6096.3%Except as provided in heading 9903.04.61, patented pharmaceutical articles as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (d) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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