N-Ethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)perfluorooctane Sulfonamide from Japan
This hydroxyethyl-substituted perfluorooctane sulfonamide serves as a reactive intermediate for fluoropolymer synthesis. It qualifies under HTS 2935.50.00.00 as 'other perfluorooctane sulfonamides' meeting Chapter 29's chemically defined organic compound criteria.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%Pharmaceuticals: patented pharma from JP/EU/KR/CH/LI — 15% floor rate
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Label containers with GHS corrosive pictograms due to sulfonamide acidity
• Provide HPLC purity certificates (>98%) to distinguish from technical grade mixtures
• Declare exact carbon chain length (C8) to prevent confusion with shorter-chain PFAS analogs