HTS tariff line · chapter 29
2912.29.30
3,4-Dimethylbenzaldehyde; Paraldehyde, USP grade; andp-Tolualdehyde
Analysis
HTS 2912.29.30 covers 3,4-Dimethylbenzaldehyde; Paraldehyde, USP grade; andp-Tolualdehyde under heading 2912 (aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers of aldehydes…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 5.5% to 5.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2912.29.60 (other: other) at 5.5%, a difference of 5.5 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 26% of the 1050 tariff lines in chapter 29 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 2912.29.10 (phenylacetaldehyde, 5.5%) and 2912.29.60 (other: other, 5.5%).
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.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2912.29.10 | Phenylacetaldehyde | 5.5% |
| 2912.29.60 | Other: other | 5.5% |