HTS tariff line · chapter 29
2909.44.01
Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: other monoalkyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol
Analysis
HTS 2909.44.01 covers ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: other monoalkyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol under heading 2909 (ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol- phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 5.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2909.49.30 (dipentaerythritol having a purity of 94 percent or more by weight), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 54.5%, 9.9 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 2909.44.01.10 for monomethyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol and 2909.44.01.50 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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.
Statistical suffixes
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% |
| 2909.43.00 | Monobutyl 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% |