2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid from China
2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is a bio-based aromatic diacid with unfused furan ring, key monomer for polyethylene furanoate (PEF). Used in sustainable plastics replacing PET. HTS 2932.19.10.00 for aromatic furan compounds.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44%
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Certify polymer-grade purity (>99%) with HPLC chromatograms
• Document bio-based origin but classify by chemical structure, not end-use
• Dual acid functions don't trigger 2917; remains in 2932 per notes