Di-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxy-piperidine)sebacate from Japan
Di-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxy-piperidine)sebacate is a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) explicitly listed under HTS 2933.39.20.00. Used as a polymer additive to prevent UV degradation in plastics and coatings.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
21.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.629.2%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
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide polymer additive end-use statement to distinguish from pharmaceutical intermediates
• Include TSCA certification for plastic additives entering US market
• Verify REACH authorization for HALS used in food-contact materials