HTS tariff line · chapter 29
2903.91.10
Chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene: chlorobenzene
Analysis
HTS 2903.91.10 covers chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene: chlorobenzene under heading 2903 (halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons).
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 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 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.
The other lines in the same group are 2903.91.20 (chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene…, 5.5%) and 2903.91.30 (chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene…, 5.5%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325199 (All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing), an industry of 894 US establishments employing 77,304 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |