Ethylene Oxide Contaminated Industrial Solvent Mixture from China
A waste solvent blend from chemical manufacturing containing oxirane (ethylene oxide) as a residual contaminant above threshold levels. Classified under 3824.81.00.00 per subheading note 3 due to the presence of ethylene oxide, a hazardous substance requiring special handling. Used for solvent recovery processes in industrial applications.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40%
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
• Obtain EPA hazardous waste manifest and TSCA import certification for ethylene oxide content
• Verify concentration levels meet subheading note 3 thresholds via lab analysis before shipment
• Avoid misclassification as general waste (3825.90); document ethylene oxide specifically