Sodium Hydrosulfite Dye Vat Discharge Agent from China
A chemical mixture containing sodium hydrosulfite (Na2S2O4) used in textile dyeing to discharge color from vat dyes, creating white patterns on indigo-dyed denim. This preparation falls under HTS 3824.99.32.00 as a mixture of hydrosulfite compounds with other inorganic substances for industrial textile processing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Verify hydrosulfite content exceeds 50% to qualify under this subheading; obtain chemical analysis certificates
• Ensure SDS includes proper UN classification for hazardous goods transport
• Common pitfall: misclassification as pure sodium hydrosulfite (2831.10)