Toluene Sulfonate Leather Wetting Agent from China
Surfactant preparation with >5% toluene-derived sulfonates used to improve leather penetration during dyeing and fatliquoring stages. Falls under HTS 3809.93.10.00 as a leather industry finishing aid rich in modified aromatics. Essential for uniform color uptake in chrome-tanned leathers.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Test for exact aromatic/modified aromatic content as Customs may require COA documentation
• Classify based on principal use in leather processing, not general surfactant properties
• Comply with REACH-like notifications for sulfonated aromatics entering US markets