Analysis
HTS 2909.43.00 covers monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol under heading 2909 (ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol- phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2909.49.30 (dipentaerythritol having a purity of 94 percent or more by weight) at duty-free, a difference of 5.5 points on the customs value.
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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 54.5%, 9.9 times the general rate.
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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2909.11.00 | Acyclic ethers and their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: diethyl ether | 1% |
| 2909.19.14 | Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) | 5.5% |
| 2909.19.18 | Ethers of monohydric alcohols: other | 5.5% |
| 2909.19.30 | Triethylene glycol dichloride | Free |
| 2909.19.60 | Ethers of polyhydric alcohols: other | 5.5% |
| 2909.20.00 | Cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic ethers and their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 3.7% |
| 2909.30.05 | 5-Chloro-2-nitroanisole; 6-Chloro-3-nitro-p-dimethoxybenzene; and Dimethyl diphenyl ether | 5.5% |
| 2909.30.07 | Decabromodiphenyl oxide; and Octabromodiphenyl oxide | 5.5% |
| 2909.30.09 | Bis(tribromophenoxy)ethane; Pentabromodiphenyl oxide; and Tetra decabromodiphenoxy benzene | Free |
| 2909.30.10 | 6-tert-Butyl-3-methyl-2,4-dinitroanisole (Musk ambrette) and other artificial musks | 5.5% |
| 2909.30.20 | Odoriferous or flavoring compounds: other | 5.5% |
| 2909.30.30 | Other: pesticides | 5.5% |
| 2909.30.40 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 5.5% |
| 2909.30.60 | Other: other | 5.5% |
| 2909.41.00 | 2,2'-Oxydiethanol (Diethylene glycol, Digol) | 5.5% |
| 2909.44.01 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: other monoalkyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol | 5.5% |
| 2909.49.05 | Aromatic: guaifenesin | Free |
| 2909.49.10 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 5.5% |
| 2909.49.15 | Other: other | 5.5% |
| 2909.49.20 | Other: glycerol ethers | 3.7% |
| 2909.49.30 | Dipentaerythritol having a purity of 94 percent or more by weight | Free |
| 2909.49.60 | Other: other | 5.5% |
| 2909.50.10 | Ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols and their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: 4-Ethylguaiacol | 5.5% |
| 2909.50.20 | Guaiacol and its derivatives | 5.5% |
| 2909.50.40 | Odoriferous or flavoring compounds | 4.8% |
| 2909.50.45 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 5.5% |
| 2909.50.50 | Other: other | 5.5% |
| 2909.60.10 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 5.5% |
| 2909.60.20 | Aromatic: other | 5.5% |
| 2909.60.50 | Alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides and their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: other | 3.7% |