Analysis
HTS 2915.29.30 covers other: cobalt acetates under heading 2915 (saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 3.7%. Compared with 2915.29.10 (cupric acetate monohydrate), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.2 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 4.2%. 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.
The general duty rate is 4.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 29 (42nd percentile of 1050 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $420 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 30%, 7.1 times the general rate.
The other lines in the same group are 2915.29.10 (cupric acetate monohydrate, duty-free), 2915.29.20 (other: sodium acetate, 3.7%) and 2915.29.50 (other: other, 2.8%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2915.29.10 | Cupric acetate monohydrate | Free |
| 2915.29.20 | Other: sodium acetate | 3.7% |
| 2915.29.50 | Other: other | 2.8% |