Analysis
HTS 2907.15.60 covers naphthols and their salts: other under heading 2907 (phenols; phenol-alcohols).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 5.5%. Compared with 2907.15.30 (β-Naphthol (2-Naphthol)), 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 other lines in the same group are 2907.15.10 (naphthols and their salts: α-Naphthol, 5.5%) and 2907.15.30 (β-Naphthol (2-Naphthol), duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325194 (Cyclic Crude, Intermediate, and Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing), an industry of 68 US establishments employing 5,542 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2907.15.10 | Naphthols and their salts: α-Naphthol | 5.5% |
| 2907.15.30 | β-Naphthol (2-Naphthol) | Free |