Alcohol-Based Perfume Compound 901A from China
A mixture of synthetic aromatics and essential oils diluted in ethanol over 10% by weight, used as a raw material base for formulating retail perfumes in the fragrance industry. Classified under HTS 3302.90.20 due to its high alcohol content and role as an industrial perfume intermediate, not a finished consumer product. It serves as a concentrated accord for further dilution in perfumery manufacturing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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)
Import Tips
• Verify alcohol content via lab analysis to confirm >10% threshold; provide certificates to Customs for classification
• Include Safety Data Sheets (SDS) detailing composition to avoid misclassification as finished perfumes under 3303
• Watch for excise tax applicability on high-alcohol content; declare accurately to prevent penalties