Analysis
HTS 2902.44.00 covers mixed xylene isomers under heading 2902 (cyclic hydrocarbons).
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 26% of the 1050 tariff lines in chapter 29. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 324110 (Petroleum Refineries), an industry of 143 US establishments employing 55,064 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
All 16 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2902.11.00 | Cyclanes, cyclenes and cycloterpenes: cyclohexane | Free |
| 2902.19.00 | Cyclanes, cyclenes and cycloterpenes: other | Free |
| 2902.20.00 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: benzene | Free |
| 2902.30.00 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: toluene | Free |
| 2902.41.00 | Xylenes: o-Xylene | Free |
| 2902.42.00 | Xylenes: m-Xylene | Free |
| 2902.43.00 | Xylenes: p-Xylene | Free |
| 2902.50.00 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: styrene | Free |
| 2902.60.00 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: ethylbenzene | Free |
| 2902.70.00 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: cumene | Free |
| 2902.90.10 | Other: pseudocumene | Free |
| 2902.90.20 | Acenaphthene, chrysene, cymene, dimethylnaphthalenes, fluoranthene, fluorene, indene, mesitylene, methylanthracene, methylnaphthalene, phenanthrene and pyrene | Free |
| 2902.90.30 | Alkylbenzenes and polyalkylbenzenes | Free |
| 2902.90.40 | Anthracene; and 1,4-Di-(2-methylstyryl)benzene | Free |
| 2902.90.60 | Biphenyl (Diphenyl), in flakes | Free |
| 2902.90.90 | Other: other | Free |