Analysis
HTS 2909.49.10 covers products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI under heading 2909 (ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol- phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether…).
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 13 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2909.49.05 | Aromatic: guaifenesin | Free |
| 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% |