3204.20.80.00/Tinopal CBS-X Fluorescent Brightener/China

Tinopal CBS-X Fluorescent Brightener from China

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 — China → United States

41.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
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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