Ethanol Propanol Paint Thinner Blend from China
Industrial mixture of ethanol and propanol designed as a paint thinner and cleanup solvent for manufacturing operations. Classified in HTS 3824.99.9330 for other chemical preparations that are mixtures of acyclic monohydric unsubstituted alcohols. Excludes simple dilutions covered elsewhere.
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
• Label containers with exact alcohol ratios and flash point data to meet DOT hazardous material transport rules
• Obtain prior customs ruling for complex blends to prevent port delays and duty reassessment
• Ensure no aromatic alcohol contaminants, as those would exclude from this acyclic alcohol mixture subheading