Ethyl 2-Picolinate from Germany
Ethyl 2-picolinate is the ethyl ester of picolinic acid (pyridine-2-carboxylic acid), used in pharmaceutical intermediates and metal chelation. HTS 2933.39.92.00 applies per Chapter 29 note (A) classifying esters with the acid-function parent compound. Meets criteria for chemically pure organic compound.
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
• Confirm ester functionality via IR spectroscopy in docs; REACH annex XVII restricted substance check
• Shelf life declaration for esters