🇨🇦 Canada

2,2'-Oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)

Canada Tariff Code 2909.41.00.00 falls under HS subheading 290941 (ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)). Goods classified here pay a general (MFN) duty rate of Free. Preferential rates, trade remedies and other duties can change what you actually pay.

Details

General Rate: Free
Unit of Quantity: KGM
Parent HS6: 290941 Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)

HS 290941 in Other Countries

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United States

2909.41.00.00

5.5%

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European Union

2909410000

5.500%

CBP Rulings for HS 290941

955962 and R' may be the same or different. You claim that since di-penta does not contain either an alkyl or an aryl group (althoughit does have the R-O-R structure), di-penta does not satisfy theENs definition of ethers and should not, therefore, be classifiedas such. You also point out that the ether content of di-pentaaccounts for none of its chemical activity; that the chemicalactivity displayed is entirely attributable to the hydroxylgroups characteristic of penta and polypentaerythritols. As aresult you suggest that di-penta be classified as polyhydricalcohol derived from sugars in subheading 2905.49.2000, HTSUS. This would be appropriate you believe as polyhydric alcohols arecompounds containing multiple OH groups, and di-penta containssix OH groups. You state that it is derived from formaldehyde,acetaldehyde, and an alkaline condensing agent, which combine tocreate pentaerythose, a sugar, with some formaldehyde left over;the sugar and formaldehyde then react to give a combination