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HTS tariff line · chapter 29

2915.39.80

2-Ethoxyethyl acetate (Ethylene glycol, monoethyl ether acetate)

Analysis

HTS 2915.39.80 covers 2-Ethoxyethyl acetate (Ethylene glycol, monoethyl ether acetate) under heading 2915 (saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and…).

Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2915.39.60 (bis(bromoacetoxy)butene) at duty-free, a difference of 5.5 points on the customs value.

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 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.

The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 54.5%, 9.9 times the general rate.

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.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
2915.39.10Odoriferous or flavoring compounds: benzyl acetate5.5%
2915.39.20Odoriferous or flavoring compounds: other5.5%
2915.39.31Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI5.5%
2915.39.35Other: other5.5%
2915.39.40Odoriferous or flavoring compounds: linalyl acetate5.5%
2915.39.45Odoriferous or flavoring compounds: other4.8%
2915.39.47Acetates of polyhydric alcohols or of polyhydric alcohol ethers5.5%
2915.39.60Bis(bromoacetoxy)buteneFree
2915.39.70Other: isobutyl acetate5.5%
2915.39.90Other: other3.7%