Polydibromophenylene Oxide Flame Retardant from China
A polymeric brominated flame retardant derived from polydibromophenylene oxide used in high-performance plastics and electronics housings. Classified under HTS 3824.99.70.00 due to explicit inclusion of polydibromophenylene oxide mixtures. Provides thermal stability and fire resistance in engineering thermoplastics.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
• Provide polymer structure analysis and bromination percentage for Customs verification
• Register under TSCA for new chemical import if not on inventory; brominated polymers often require notification
• Avoid misdeclaration as general plastic additive, which shifts to 3824.99.92