1-Phenyl-3-pyrazolidinone (Phenidone) from China
Phenidone is a pyrazolidinone derivative serving as a superadditive developing agent in black-and-white photographic film development. Its unfused pyrazolone ring structure places it under HTS 2933.19.30 as a photographic chemical. It accelerates silver halide reduction when combined with metol or hydroquinone.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Submit technical data sheets showing compatibility with standard photographic developers to confirm classification
• Verify purity levels (>98%) typical for photographic grade; impure grades risk reclassification as general organic chemicals