Commercial DecaBDE Plastic Flame Retardant Blend from China
Industrial blend containing decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE) for enhancing fire resistance in high-impact polystyrene plastics. Classified under 3824.88.00.00 per subheading note 3 due to octabromodiphenyl ether content. Primarily used in electronics housing and automotive components.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.5%
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
• Confirm exact PBDE congener profile via lab analysis to ensure subheading 3824.88 qualification and avoid general chemical classification
• Prepare for POPs Convention documentation and potential quotas on brominated flame retardants
• Label shipments clearly as hazardous materials; common pitfall is insufficient UN proper shipping name declarations