Analysis
HTS 2903.19.60 covers other: other under heading 2903 (halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 5.1%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2903.19.30 (sec-Butyl chloride), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 5.5 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 5.5%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 114.5%, 20.8 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 2903.19.60.10 for methylchloroform (1,1,1-Trichloroethane) and 2903.19.60.50 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The general duty rate is 5.5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 29 (55th percentile of 1050 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $550 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |