Methyltriphenylphosphonium Bromide from Germany
Methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide is a phosphonium salt used in Wittig reagent preparation for olefin synthesis. Classified under 2931.90.90.52 as an organo-inorganic compound per Chapter 29 note (C)(1) for organic salts.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
21.3%
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
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Hygroscopic; specify anhydrous grade and include retest date on labeling
• Phosphorus compounds monitored under Chemical Weapons Convention; declare quantities
• Confirm quaternary phosphonium structure to avoid organic phosphorus misclassification