HTS heading · chapter 29
2919
Phosphoric esters and their salts, including lactophosphates; their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
Analysis
Heading 2919 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers phosphoric esters and their salts, including lactophosphates; their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 5 eight-digit tariff lines, with 6 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 6.5 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 6.5%, applies to 2919.90.25 (plasticizers: other) and 2919.90.30 (aromatic: other).
1 of its 5 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (20%) and 4 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 6.5%. The median line pays 3.7%.
The largest subheadings are 2919.90 (other, 4 lines) and 2919.10 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of 3.7% sits at the 34th percentile of the headings in chapter 29.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (325199). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2919.10.00 | Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl phosphate) | 3.7% |
| 2919.90.15 | Triphenyl phosphate | Free |
| 2919.90.25 | Plasticizers: other | 6.5% |
| 2919.90.30 | Aromatic: other | 6.5% |
| 2919.90.50 | Other: other | 3.7% |