Primuline Base from China
Primuline base is the primary aromatic amine derivative of benzothiazole used as the key intermediate for primuline direct dyes, explicitly listed under HTS 2934.20.3000. This chemically defined compound contains the unfused benzothiazole ring system required by the heading.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Reference historical dye intermediate status and CAS registry in commercial invoices
• Include synthesis pathway documentation showing benzothiazole ring derivation
• Distinguish from finished primuline dye (3204) by providing purity >95% specs