Analysis
Heading 2903 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons. It divides into 42 six-digit subheadings and 65 eight-digit tariff lines, with 76 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
8 of its 65 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (12%) and 57 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 5.5%. The median line pays 3.7%.
The spread of 5.5 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 5.5%, applies to 2903.11.00 (chloromethane (Methyl chloride) and chloroethane…) and 2903.13.00 (chloroform (Trichloromethane)).
The largest subheadings are 2903.99 (other, 9 lines), 2903.89 (other, 8 lines), 2903.19 (other, 4 lines) and 2903.91 (chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and…, 3 lines).
Its median rate of 3.7% sits at the 34th percentile of the headings in chapter 29.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (325199), Industrial Gas Manufacturing (325120) and Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2903.11.00 | Chloromethane (Methyl chloride) and chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) | 5.5% |
| 2903.12.00 | Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride) | 3.7% |
| 2903.13.00 | Chloroform (Trichloromethane) | 5.5% |
| 2903.14.00 | Carbon tetrachloride | 2.3% |
| 2903.15.00 | Ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane) | 5.5% |
| 2903.19.05 | 1,2-Dichloropropane (Propylene dichloride) and dichlorobutanes | 5.1% |
| 2903.19.10 | Hexachloroethane and tetrachloroethane | 3.7% |
| 2903.19.30 | sec-Butyl chloride | Free |
| 2903.19.60 | Other: other | 5.5% |
| 2903.21.00 | Vinyl chloride (Chloroethylene) | 5.5% |
| 2903.22.00 | Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: trichloroethylene | 4.2% |
| 2903.23.00 | Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) | 3.4% |
| 2903.29.00 | Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: other | 5.5% |
| 2903.41.10 | Trifluoromethane (HFC-23) | 3.7% |
| 2903.42.10 | Difluoromethane (HFC-32) | 3.7% |
| 2903.43.10 | Fluoromethane (HFC-41), 1,2-difluoroethane (HFC-152) and 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a) | 3.7% |
| 2903.44.10 | Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a) and 1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HFC-143) | 3.7% |
| 2903.45.10 | 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134) | 3.7% |
| 2903.46.10 | 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ea),1,1,1,2,2,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236cb),1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236ea) and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa) | 3.7% |
| 2903.47.10 | 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa) and 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ca) | 3.7% |
| 2903.48.00 | 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluorobutane (HFC-365mfc) and 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane (HFC-4310mee) | 3.7% |
| 2903.49.00 | Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: other | 3.7% |
| 2903.51.10 | 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf),1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234ze) and (Z)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (HFO-1336mzz) | 3.7% |
| 2903.59.10 | 1,1,3,3,3-Pentafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-prop-1-ene | 3.7% |
| 2903.59.90 | Other: other | 3.7% |
| 2903.61.00 | Methyl bromide (bromomethane) | Free |
| 2903.62.10 | Ethylene dibromide (ISO) (1,2-dibromoethane) | 5.4% |
| 2903.69.10 | Acetylene tetrabromide; alkyl bromides, other than methyl bromide (bromomethane); methylene dibromide; and vinyl bromide | Free |
| 2903.69.90 | Other: other | 3.7% |
| 2903.71.01 | Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) | 3.7% |
| 2903.72.01 | Dichlorotrifluoroethanes (HCFC-123) | 3.7% |
| 2903.73.01 | Dichlorofluoroethanes (HCFC-141, 141b) | 3.7% |
| 2903.74.01 | Chlorodifluoroethanes (HCFC-142, 142b) | 3.7% |
| 2903.75.01 | Dichloropentafluoropropanes (HCFC-225, 225ca, 225cb) | 3.7% |
| 2903.76.01 | Bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon-1211), bromotrifluoromethane (Halon-1301) and dibromotetrafluoroethanes (Halon-2402) | 3.7% |
| 2903.77.00 | Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens: other, perhalogenated only with fluorine and chlorine | 3.7% |
| 2903.78.00 | Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens: other perhalogenated derivatives | 3.7% |
| 2903.79.10 | Bromochloromethane | Free |
| 2903.79.90 | Other: other | 3.7% |
| 2903.81.00 | 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN) | 5.5% |
| 2903.82.00 | Aldrin (ISO), chlordane (ISO) and heptachlor (ISO) | 5.5% |
| 2903.83.00 | Halogenated derivatives of cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic hydrocarbons: mirex (ISO) | 5.5% |
| 2903.89.05 | Dibromoethyldibromocyclohexane | Free |
| 2903.89.11 | Other: pesticides | 5.5% |
| 2903.89.15 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 5.5% |
| 2903.89.20 | Other: other | 5.5% |
| 2903.89.31 | Chlorinated, but not otherwise halogenated | 5.5% |
| 2903.89.40 | 1,3,5,7,9,11-Hexabromocyclododecane | 3.7% |
| 2903.89.60 | Tetrabromocyclooctane | Free |
| 2903.89.70 | Other: other | 3.7% |
| 2903.91.10 | Chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene: chlorobenzene | 5.5% |
| 2903.91.20 | Chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene: o-Dichlorobenzene | 5.5% |
| 2903.91.30 | Chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene: p-Dichlorobenzene | 5.5% |
| 2903.92.00 | Hexachlorobenzene (ISO) and DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN)), (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2- bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane) | 5.5% |
| 2903.93.00 | Pentachlorobenzene (ISO) | 5.5% |
| 2903.94.00 | Hexabromobiphenyls | 5.5% |
| 2903.99.05 | 3-Bromo-α,α,α-trifluorotoluene; 2-Chloro-5-bromo-α,α,α-trifluorotoluene; andα-Chloro-3-methyltoluene | 5.5% |
| 2903.99.08 | p-Chlorobenzotrifluoride; and 3,4-Dichlorobenzotrifluoride | 5.5% |
| 2903.99.10 | m-Dichlorobenzene; 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(p-ethylphenyl)ethane; and Trichlorobenzenes | 5.5% |
| 2903.99.15 | Triphenylmethyl chloride | Free |
| 2903.99.20 | Benzyl chloride (α-Chlorotoluene); and Benzotrichloride (α,α,α-Trichlorotoluene) | 5.5% |
| 2903.99.23 | Pentabromoethylbenzene | Free |
| 2903.99.27 | Other: tribromocumene | 5.5% |
| 2903.99.30 | Other: pesticides | 5.5% |
| 2903.99.80 | Other: other | 5.5% |