Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate Solution from China
This 28-30% active ammonium salt of lauryl sulfate serves as an anionic foaming agent in liquid soaps and shampoos. It forms stable emulsions without insoluble matter, qualifying under heading 3402 surface-active agents. HTS 3402.39.90.50 covers this other anionic form not for retail sale.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.7%
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
• Provide concentration certificates; solutions over certain % actives may face different chemical headings
• Label as non-soap surfactant explicitly to distinguish from 3401 soap bases
• Check for biocide additives; medicinal soaps shift to 3401 with medicaments per chapter note