United States tariff line 2918.19.12.00: Mandelic acid
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Key facts
- Tariff line
- 2918.19.12.00
- Covers
- Carboxylic acids with alcohol function but without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, aromatic, phenylglycolic acid (Mandelic acid), its salts and esters, mandelic acid
- Duty (MFN)
- Free
- Additional duties
- None recorded
- Restrictions
- None recorded
- Tariff
- United States
- HS subheading
- 2918.19
Summary
In the United States tariff, line 2918.19.12.00 covers carboxylic acids with alcohol function but without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, aromatic, phenylglycolic acid (Mandelic acid), its salts and esters, mandelic acid. Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. It falls under HS subheading 2918.19 in heading 29.18 (chapter 29).
What this line covers
In the United States tariff, line 2918.19.12.00 covers carboxylic acids with alcohol function but without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, aromatic, phenylglycolic acid (Mandelic acid), its salts and esters, mandelic acid.
Its legal text is “Mandelic acid”, read under “Carboxylic acids with alcohol function but without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives”, “Other”, “Aromatic” and “Phenylglycolic acid (Mandelic acid), its salts and esters”.
How it is structured
It falls under HS subheading 2918.19 in heading 29.18 (chapter 29). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.
- Chapter 29
- Organic chemicals
- Heading 29.18
- Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- Subheading 2918.19
- Carboxylic acids with alcohol function but without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives
- Within the subheading
- Other
- Within the subheading
- Aromatic
- Within the subheading
- Phenylglycolic acid (Mandelic acid), its salts and esters
- Line 2918.19.12.00
- Mandelic acid
Duty
Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.
Other lines under 2918.19
- 2918.19.11.00Benzilic acid, methyl ester
- 2918.19.15.00Other
- 2918.19.20.00Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI
- 2918.19.31.00Other
- 2918.19.60.00Malic acid
- 2918.19.90.00Other
In other countries
No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 2918.19 yet.
Frequently asked questions
What does tariff line 2918.19.12.00 cover in the United States tariff?
In the United States tariff, line 2918.19.12.00 covers carboxylic acids with alcohol function but without other oxygen function, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, aromatic, phenylglycolic acid (Mandelic acid), its salts and esters, mandelic acid.
What is the general (MFN) duty on 2918.19.12.00 in the United States?
Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.
Sources and updates
The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.
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