Analysis
HTS 2916.39.06 covers other: cinnamic acid under heading 2916 (unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2916.39.77 (esters of phenylacetic acid) at duty-free, a difference of 6.5 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 6.5% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 29 (83rd percentile of 1050 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $650 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 6.5%. 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.
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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2916.39.03 | Benzoic anhydride;tert-Butyl peroxybenzoate;p-Nitrobenzoyl chloride; 2-Nitro-m-toluic acid; and 3-Nitro-o-toluic acid | 6.5% |
| 2916.39.04 | m-Chloroperoxybenzoic acid; andp-Sulfobenzoic acid, potassium salt | Free |
| 2916.39.08 | 4-Chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid | 6.5% |
| 2916.39.12 | 4-Chloro-3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid and its esters | 6.5% |
| 2916.39.15 | Other: ibuprofen | 6.5% |
| 2916.39.16 | 4-Chlorobenzoic acid | 6.5% |
| 2916.39.17 | 2,2-Dichlorophenylacetic acid, ethyl ester; andm-Toluic acid | Free |
| 2916.39.21 | Odoriferous or flavoring compounds | 6.5% |
| 2916.39.46 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2916.39.77 | Esters of phenylacetic acid | Free |
| 2916.39.79 | Other: other | 6.5% |