1-Aminoanthraquinone from China
1-Aminoanthraquinone is an aromatic amine compound used in vat dye manufacturing and as a pigment intermediate. It qualifies for HTS 2942.00.35.00 as an other aromatic organic compound with amino functionality on a polycyclic aromatic system. Chapter notes place it after simpler amines in earlier headings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Submit FTIR and NMR data verifying anthraquinone structure and amino position
• Avoid classifying as Chapter 32 finished colorant; must be chemical intermediate only
• Check for stabilizer additions per Chapter 29 note (f); excess may trigger reclassification