Cellulose Diacetate Powder from China
Fine powder form of non-plasticized cellulose diacetate with 2.2-2.5 degree of substitution, used as raw material for films and fibers. Falls under 3912.11.00.00 as primary form cellulose acetate without plasticizers, meeting 95% acetate monomer weight requirement.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.1%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include FTIR spectroscopy reports confirming diacetate structure and absence of plasticizers
• Declare exact degree of substitution on entry docs to distinguish from triacetate (3912.20)