Analysis
Subheading 2903.91 covers chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene, within heading 2903. 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 3 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 3 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 5.5% to 5.5% with a median of 5.5%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 2903.91.10 for chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene: chlorobenzene (5.5%), 2903.91.20 for chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene… (5.5%) and 2903.91.30 for chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene… (5.5%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (325199). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 2903.91 once they fall within heading 2903 (halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |