Technical Grade o-Toluenesulfonamide 98% from Germany
Technical grade o-Toluenesulfonamide at 98% purity, containing minor isomers as impurities, used in industrial plasticizer production for PVC flooring. Classified under HTS 2935.90.1500 as it remains a separate chemically defined sulfonamide per Chapter 29 note (a), despite minor impurities. Key intermediate for synthetic resins and coatings.
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
• Provide assay report confirming sulfonamide content >97% to avoid reclassification as 'other organic compounds' in 2934
• Classify based on principal use documentation; include end-user letters if challenged by CBP