Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate Solution from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
13.7%
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
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