Analysis
HTS 2907.29.15 covers other: 4,4'-Biphenol under heading 2907 (phenols; phenol-alcohols).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 1.3% to 5.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2907.29.90 (other: other) at 5.5%, a difference of 5.5 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 26% of the 1050 tariff lines in chapter 29 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 2907.29.05 (other: phenol-alcohols, 5.5%), 2907.29.10 (other: pyrogallic acid, 1.3%), 2907.29.25 (tert-Butylhydroquinone, 5.5%) and 2907.29.90 (other: other, 5.5%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325211 (Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing), an industry of 1,285 US establishments employing 88,827 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2907.29.05 | Other: phenol-alcohols | 5.5% |
| 2907.29.10 | Other: pyrogallic acid | 1.3% |
| 2907.29.25 | tert-Butylhydroquinone | 5.5% |
| 2907.29.90 | Other: other | 5.5% |