Analysis
HTS 2916.34.55 covers other: other under heading 2916 (unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 6.5% to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2916.34.25 (products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI) at 6.5%, a difference of 6.5 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 2916.34.10 (phenylacetic acid (α-Toluic acid), 6.5%), 2916.34.15 (odoriferous or flavoring compounds, 6.5%) and 2916.34.25 (products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI, 6.5%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325199 (All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing), an industry of 894 US establishments employing 77,304 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2916.34.10 | Phenylacetic acid (α-Toluic acid) | 6.5% |
| 2916.34.15 | Odoriferous or flavoring compounds | 6.5% |
| 2916.34.25 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |