Analysis
HTS 2918.23.10 covers salol (Phenyl salicylate) suitable for medicinal use under heading 2918 (carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides…).
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.
The other lines in the same group are 2918.23.20 (odoriferous or flavoring compounds, 6.5%), 2918.23.30 (products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI, 6.5%) and 2918.23.50 (other: other, 6.5%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325411 (Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing), an industry of 761 US establishments employing 30,382 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2918.23.20 | Odoriferous or flavoring compounds | 6.5% |
| 2918.23.30 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2918.23.50 | Other: other | 6.5% |