HTS tariff line · chapter 29
2904.20.20
Derivatives containing only nitro or only nitroso groups: trinitrotoluene
Analysis
HTS 2904.20.20 covers derivatives containing only nitro or only nitroso groups: trinitrotoluene under heading 2904 (sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons, whether or not halogenated).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 5.5% to 5.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2904.20.50 (other: other), at 5.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 5.5 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 26% of the 1050 tariff lines in chapter 29. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
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 is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2904.20.10 | Derivatives containing only nitro or only nitroso groups: p-Nitrotoluene | 5.5% |
| 2904.20.15 | Derivatives containing only nitro or only nitroso groups: p-Nitro-o-xylene | 5.5% |
| 2904.20.30 | 5-tert-Butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene (Musk xylol) and other artificial musks | 5.5% |
| 2904.20.35 | Nitrated benzene, nitrated toluene (except p-nitrotoluene), or nitrated naphthalene | 5.5% |
| 2904.20.40 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 5.5% |
| 2904.20.45 | Aromatic: other | 5.5% |
| 2904.20.50 | Other: other | 5.5% |