3204.20.80.00/Tinopal CBS-X Fluorescent Brightener/Germany

Tinopal CBS-X Fluorescent Brightener from Germany

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 — Germany → United States

16.5%

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
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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