HFC-134a Refrigerant Blend R-134a/R-1234yf 70/30 from China

A refrigerant mixture containing 70% HFC-134a (1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane) and 30% HFO-1234yf by mass, used in automotive air conditioning systems. It falls under HTS 3827.64.00.00 because it contains 30% or more HFC-134a without unsaturated HFOs as the primary component, though minor HFO presence is allowed if HFC-134a dominates. This blend serves as a transitional low-GWP refrigerant.

Duty Rate — China → United States

38.7%

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

Obtain EPA Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) approval and ensure mixture composition certification to verify ≥30% HFC-134a content

Comply with AIM Act HFC import quotas; provide K-139 certificate from supplier confirming no CFCs/HCFCs and HFO content below threshold

Label cylinders with exact mass percentages and GWP; avoid misclassification by confirming no dominant unsaturated HFOs

HFC-134a Refrigerant Blend R-134a/R-1234yf 70/30 from China — Import Duty Rate | HTS 3827.64.00.00