Analysis
HTS 2918.30.25 covers products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI under heading 2918 (carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2918.30.70 (dimethyl acetyl succinate; Oxalacetic acid diethyl ester, sodium…) 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 13 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.
For statistics it divides in two: 2918.30.25.10 for methyl 3-oxo-2-phenylbutanoate (methyl… and 2918.30.25.50 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2918.30.25.10 | Methyl 3-oxo-2-phenylbutanoate (methyl alpha-phenylacetoacetate, MAPA) | kg | |
| 2918.30.25.50 | Other | kg |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2918.30.10 | 1-Formylphenylacetic acid, methyl ester | 5.8% |
| 2918.30.15 | 2-Chloro-4,5-difluoro-ß-oxobenzenepropanoic acid, ethyl ester; and Ethyl 2-keto-4-phenylbutanoate | Free |
| 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% |