Analysis
HTS 2915.90.20 covers other: aromatic under heading 2915 (saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 3.8% to 5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2915.90.50 (other: other), at 3.8%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 1.7 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 13 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 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.
The other lines in the same group are 2915.90.10 (fatty acids of animal or vegetable origin, 5%), 2915.90.14 (other: valproic acid, 4.2%), 2915.90.18 (other: other, 4.2%) and 2915.90.50 (other: other, 3.8%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2915.90.10 | Fatty acids of animal or vegetable origin | 5% |
| 2915.90.14 | Other: valproic acid | 4.2% |
| 2915.90.18 | Other: other | 4.2% |
| 2915.90.50 | Other: other | 3.8% |