Analysis
HTS 2918.29.06 covers 1,6-Hexanediol bis(3,5-dibutyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate) under heading 2918 (carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 6.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2918.29.39 (4,4-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) pentanoic acid; and 3,5,6-Trichlorosalicylic…), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 5.8 percentage points.
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 5.8%. 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 5.8% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 29 (65th percentile of 1050 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $580 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325199 (All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing), an industry of 894 US establishments employing 77,304 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2918.29.04 | 2,3-Cresotic acid; 2-Hydroxybenzoic acid, calcium salt; 1-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid; 2-Hydroxy-1-naphthoic acid; 1-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid, phenyl ester;α-Resorcylic acid;γ-Resorcylic acid; and 5-Sulfosalicylic acid | 5.8% |
| 2918.29.08 | m-Hydroxybenzoic acid | Free |
| 2918.29.20 | Gentisic acid; and Hydroxycinnamic acid and its salts | 6.5% |
| 2918.29.22 | p-Hydroxybenzoic acid | 6.5% |
| 2918.29.25 | 3-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid | 6.5% |
| 2918.29.30 | Other: gallic acid | 1% |
| 2918.29.39 | 4,4-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) pentanoic acid; and 3,5,6-Trichlorosalicylic acid | Free |
| 2918.29.65 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2918.29.75 | Other: other | 6.5% |