Analysis
HTS 2914.29.30 covers camphor: natural under heading 2914 (ketones and quinones, whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 2.6% to 4.8%. The costliest confusion would be with 2914.29.50 (other: other) at 4.8%, a difference of 4.8 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 2914.29.10 (other: isophorone, 4%), 2914.29.31 (camphor: synthetic, 2.6%) and 2914.29.50 (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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2914.29.10 | Other: isophorone | 4% |
| 2914.29.31 | Camphor: synthetic | 2.6% |
| 2914.29.50 | Other: other | 4.8% |