Analysis
HTS 2914.69.60 covers 1,4-Dihydroxyanthraquinone; and 2-Ethylanthraquinone under heading 2914 (ketones and quinones, whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated…).
Within this group the rate runs from 5.5% to 5.5%. Compared with 2914.69.90 (other: other), which pays 5.5%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 5.5 percentage points.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 26% of the 1050 tariff lines in chapter 29, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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 2914.69.10 (photographic chemicals, 5.5%), 2914.69.21 (other: drugs, 5.5%) and 2914.69.90 (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. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2914.69.10 | Photographic chemicals | 5.5% |
| 2914.69.21 | Other: drugs | 5.5% |
| 2914.69.90 | Other: other | 5.5% |