Sanitized TMQ Rubber Stabilizer for Medical Tubing from China
This purified TMQ oligomer mixture is used in pharmaceutical-grade rubber tubing to prevent oxidative failure. It qualifies for HTS 3812.31.00.00 as mixtures of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline oligomers serving as rubber anti-oxidants.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• For medical end-use, cross-reference FDA device regulations alongside HTS chemical classification
• Provide heavy metal analysis (<10ppm) as TMQ impurities trigger additional scrutiny