Analysis
HTS 2910.90.10 covers other: butylene oxide under heading 2910 (epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers, with a three-membered ring, and…).
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 4.6%. 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.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 4.8% to 5.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2910.90.20 (other: aromatic), at 5.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 0.9 percentage points.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 46%, 10.0 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 4.6% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 29 (44th percentile of 1050 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $460 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2910.90.20 | Other: aromatic | 5.5% |
| 2910.90.91 | Other: other | 4.8% |