Analysis
Subheading 2908.99 covers other, within heading 2908. 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 11 US tariff lines below it are national.
1 of its 11 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (9%) and 10 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 5.5%. The median line pays 5.5%.
The spread of 5.5 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 5.5%, applies to 2908.99.03 (2,5-Dihydroxybenzenesulfonic acid, potassium…) and 2908.99.09 (1,8-Dihydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid and…).
Its 11 lines start with 2908.99.03 (2,5-Dihydroxybenzenesulfonic acid, potassium…), 2908.99.06 (4-Hydroxy-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid…), 2908.99.09 (1,8-Dihydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid and…) and 2908.99.12 (products described in additional U.S. note 3 to…); 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.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2908.99.03 | 2,5-Dihydroxybenzenesulfonic acid, potassium salt; 3,6-Dihydroxy-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid; 3,6-Dihydroxy-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, sodium salt; 4-Hydroxy-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid, sodium salt; 1-Naphthol-3,6-disulfonic acid; and 2-Naphthol-3,6-disulfonic acid and its salts | 5.5% |
| 2908.99.06 | 4-Hydroxy-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid (1-Naphthol-4-sulfonic acid) | Free |
| 2908.99.09 | 1,8-Dihydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid and its disodium salt | 5.5% |
| 2908.99.12 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 5.5% |
| 2908.99.15 | Other: other | 5.5% |
| 2908.99.20 | Other: p-Nitrophenol | 5.5% |
| 2908.99.25 | Other: other nitrophenols | 5.5% |
| 2908.99.33 | Dinitro-o-cresols (other than 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol) and 4-nitro-m-cresol | 5.5% |
| 2908.99.40 | Dinitrobutylphenol and its salts | 5.5% |
| 2908.99.80 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 5.5% |
| 2908.99.90 | Other: other | 5.5% |