Analysis
Subheading 2902.90 covers other, within heading 2902. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 6 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 6 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The US splits it as follows: 2902.90.10 for other: pseudocumene (duty-free), 2902.90.20 for acenaphthene, chrysene, cymene, dimethylnaphthalenes, fluoranthene… (duty-free), 2902.90.30 for alkylbenzenes and polyalkylbenzenes (duty-free), 2902.90.40 for anthracene; and 1,4-Di-(2-methylstyryl)benzene (duty-free), 2902.90.60 for biphenyl (Diphenyl), in flakes (duty-free) and 2902.90.90 for other: other (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Cyclic Crude, Intermediate, and Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing (325194). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |