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Ethylene Oxide Spiked Paint Stripper Preparation from Germany

Chemical paint stripping mixture contaminated during production with oxirane (ethylene oxide) from facility cross-contamination. Qualifies for HTS 3824.81.00.00 under subheading note 3 listing. Used in aerospace maintenance waste streams.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• TSCA premanufacture notice may apply for new oxirane mixtures

• Validate with GC-MS testing for ethylene oxide presence