Analysis
HTS 2904.20.50 covers other: other under heading 2904 (sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons, whether or not halogenated).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 5.5%. Compared with 2904.20.20 (derivatives containing only nitro or only nitroso groups…), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves 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 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 30.5%, 5.5 times the general rate.
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% |
| 2904.20.20 | Derivatives containing only nitro or only nitroso groups: trinitrotoluene | Free |
| 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% |