3204.20.80.00/Tinopal CBS-X Fluorescent Brightener/Canada

Tinopal CBS-X Fluorescent Brightener from Canada

Tinopal CBS-X is a synthetic organic fluorescent brightening agent used in laundry detergents and textile processing to enhance whiteness by absorbing UV light and emitting blue fluorescence. It falls under HTS 3204.20.80.00 as a synthetic organic product specifically used as a fluorescent brightening agent, not chemically defined as a simple dye. This subheading covers 'other' such agents beyond basic categories.

Duty Rate — Canada → United States

16.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.2910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.93, articles the product of Canada, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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Import Tips

• Verify chemical composition via SDS to confirm classification as a fluorescent brightening agent under Chapter 32, avoiding misclassification as Chapter 28 inorganic compounds

• Include detailed technical data sheets and end-use declarations in import documentation to prove application in whitening formulations

• Beware of purity thresholds; preparations with over 50% solvents may shift to heading 3208