TOFA for Metalworking Lubricants from China
Tall oil fatty acids with balanced oleic/linoleic profile optimized as emulsifiers in soluble metalworking fluids. Derived from crude tall oil pitch distillation. Falls under 3823.13.00 as pure tall oil fatty acids for industrial use.
Duty Rate — China → United States
23.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Certify low sulfur content (<10 ppm) required for metalworking applications
• Use NIOSH-approved packaging for safe industrial chemical transport