2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid from Germany
2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is an aromatic heterocyclic oxygen compound with carboxylic acid groups, classified under HTS 2932.99.70.00. Bio-based alternative to terephthalic acid for PET production.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
18.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%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
• Declare purity level (>99%) and water content for accurate duty assessment
• Bio-based claims require third-party certification for preferential tariff treatment
• Accompany with GC-MS analysis confirming heterocyclic structure