2-Furoic Acid from Germany
2-Furoic acid contains a carboxylic acid function attached to unfused furan ring with oxygen hetero-atom only, used in pharmaceuticals. HTS 2932.19.51.00 as furan 'other' per numerical classification rule. Acid function subordinate to ring structure.
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
• Include pKa and melting point data (133°C) to confirm identity vs isomers
• Non-hazardous solid but dust explosion risk; specify UN 3261 if >25kg packages
• Pharma vs industrial grade requires different FDA import alerts monitoring