Analysis
Subheading 2906.13 covers sterols and inositols, within heading 2906. 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 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
1 of its 2 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 3.7%. The median line pays 1.85%.
The US splits it as follows: 2906.13.10 for sterols and inositols: inositols (duty-free) and 2906.13.50 for sterols and inositols: other (3.7%).
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 2906.13 once they fall within heading 2906 (cyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2906.13.10 | Sterols and inositols: inositols | Free |
| 2906.13.50 | Sterols and inositols: other | 3.7% |