HTS tariff line · chapter 29
2905.17.00
Dodecan-1-ol (Lauryl alcohol), hexadecan-1-ol (Cetyl alcohol) and octadecan-1-ol (Stearyl alcohol)
Analysis
HTS 2905.17.00 covers dodecan-1-ol (Lauryl alcohol), hexadecan-1-ol (Cetyl alcohol) and octadecan-1-ol (Stearyl alcohol) under heading 2905 (acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 5.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2905.59.30 (dibromoneopentylglycol), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 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%. 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% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 29 (45th percentile of 1050 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $500 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 5.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2905.11.10 | Imported only for use in producing synthetic natural gas (SNG) or for direct use as a fuel | Free |
| 2905.11.20 | Methanol (Methyl alcohol): other | 5.5% |
| 2905.12.00 | Propan-1-ol (Propyl alcohol) and propan-2-ol (Isopropyl alcohol) | 5.5% |
| 2905.13.00 | Butan-1-ol (n-Butyl alcohol) | 5.5% |
| 2905.14.10 | tert-Butyl alcohol, having a purity of less than 99 percent by weight | Free |
| 2905.14.50 | Other butanols: other | 5.5% |
| 2905.16.00 | Octanol (Octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof | 3.7% |
| 2905.19.10 | Pentanol (Amyl alcohol) and isomers thereof | 5.5% |
| 2905.19.90 | Other: other | 3.7% |
| 2905.22.10 | Acyclic terpene alcohols: geraniol | 3% |
| 2905.22.20 | Acyclic terpene alcohols: isophytol | 3.7% |
| 2905.22.50 | Acyclic terpene alcohols: other | 4.8% |
| 2905.29.10 | Other: allyl alcohol | 5.5% |
| 2905.29.90 | Other: other | 3.7% |
| 2905.31.00 | Ethylene glycol (Ethanediol) | 5.5% |
| 2905.32.00 | Propylene glycol (Propane-1,2-diol) | 5.5% |
| 2905.39.10 | Other: butylene glycol | 5.5% |
| 2905.39.20 | Other: neopentyl glycol | 5.5% |
| 2905.39.60 | Other: hexylene glycol | Free |
| 2905.39.90 | Other: other | 5.5% |
| 2905.41.00 | 2-Ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol (Trimethylolpropane) | 3.7% |
| 2905.42.00 | Other polyhydric alcohols: pentaerythritol | 3.7% |
| 2905.43.00 | Other polyhydric alcohols: mannitol | 4.6% |
| 2905.44.00 | D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) | 4.9% |
| 2905.45.00 | Other polyhydric alcohols: glycerol | 0.5¢/kg |
| 2905.49.10 | Triols and tetrols | 3.7% |
| 2905.49.20 | Esters of glycerol formed with acids of heading 2904 | 5.5% |
| 2905.49.30 | Polyhydric alcohols derived from sugars: xylitol | Free |
| 2905.49.40 | Polyhydric alcohols derived from sugars: other | 5.5% |
| 2905.49.50 | Other: other | 5.5% |
| 2905.51.00 | Ethchlorvynol (INN) | Free |
| 2905.59.10 | Derivatives of monohydric alcohols | 5.5% |
| 2905.59.30 | Dibromoneopentylglycol | Free |
| 2905.59.90 | Other: other | 5.5% |