Analysis
HTS 2910.90.20 covers other: aromatic 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 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.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 4.6% to 4.8%. The costliest confusion would be with 2910.90.10 (other: butylene oxide) at 4.6%, a difference of 0.9 points on the customs value.
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.
The other lines in the same group are 2910.90.10 (other: butylene oxide, 4.6%) and 2910.90.91 (other: other, 4.8%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325199 (All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing), an industry of 894 US establishments employing 77,304 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2910.90.10 | Other: butylene oxide | 4.6% |
| 2910.90.91 | Other: other | 4.8% |