Maltose Octaacetate from Germany
Maltose octaacetate features eight acetate ester groups on the disaccharide maltose, used in selective glycosylation and polymer chemistry. Falls under HTS 2940.00.60.00 as a sugar ester, chemically pure, excluded from headings 2937-2939 despite maltose base structure. Enables controlled carbohydrate assembly in synthesis.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.629.2%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
• Provide degree of substitution analysis confirming 8 acetate groups; Use inert atmosphere packaging to prevent desaturation; Include molecular weight distribution for disaccharide purity verification