Analysis
Subheading 2904.99 covers other, within heading 2904. 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 9 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 9 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 3.7% to 5.5% with a median of 5.5%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
Its 9 lines start with 2904.99.04 (o-Nitrochlorobenzene; andp-Nitrochlorobenzene), 2904.99.08 (monochloromononitrobenzenes: other), 2904.99.15 (4-Chloro-3-nitro-α,α,α-trifluorotoluene…) and 2904.99.20 (nitrotoluenesulfonic acids); the full list is in the table below.
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 2904.99 once they fall within heading 2904 (sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons, whether or not halogenated). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2904.99.04 | o-Nitrochlorobenzene; andp-Nitrochlorobenzene | 5.5% |
| 2904.99.08 | Monochloromononitrobenzenes: other | 5.5% |
| 2904.99.15 | 4-Chloro-3-nitro-α,α,α-trifluorotoluene; 2-Chloro-5-nitro-α,α,α-trifluorotoluene; and 4-Chloro-3,5-dinitro-α,α,α-trifluorotoluene | 5.5% |
| 2904.99.20 | Nitrotoluenesulfonic acids | 5.5% |
| 2904.99.30 | 1-Bromo-2-nitrobenzene; 1,2-Dichloro-4-nitrobenzene and o-Fluoronitrobenzene | 5.5% |
| 2904.99.35 | 4,4'-Dinitrostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid | 5.5% |
| 2904.99.40 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 5.5% |
| 2904.99.47 | Aromatic: other | 5.5% |
| 2904.99.50 | Other: other | 3.7% |