HTS tariff line · chapter 29
2918.30.15
2-Chloro-4,5-difluoro-ß-oxobenzenepropanoic acid, ethyl ester; and Ethyl 2-keto-4-phenylbutanoate
Analysis
HTS 2918.30.15 covers 2-Chloro-4,5-difluoro-ß-oxobenzenepropanoic acid, ethyl ester; and Ethyl 2-keto-4-phenylbutanoate 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 2918.30.30 (other: other), at 6.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 6.5 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 26% of the 1050 tariff lines in chapter 29. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
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.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2918.30.10 | 1-Formylphenylacetic acid, methyl ester | 5.8% |
| 2918.30.25 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2918.30.30 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2918.30.70 | Dimethyl acetyl succinate; Oxalacetic acid diethyl ester, sodium salt; 4,4,4-Trifluoro-3-oxobutanoic acid, ethyl ester; and 4,4,4-Trifluoro-3-oxobutanoic acid, methyl ester | Free |
| 2918.30.90 | Other: other | 3.7% |