Analysis
HTS 2921.21.00 covers ethylenediamine and its salts under heading 2921 (amine-function compounds).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 6.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2921.44.05 (4,4'-Bis (α,α-dimethylbenzyl) diphenylamine; andN-Nitrosodiphenylamine), 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.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 39%, 6.7 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2921.11.00 | Methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts | 3.7% |
| 2921.12.01 | 2-(N,N-Dimethylamino)ethyl chloride hydrochloride | Free |
| 2921.13.00 | 2-(N,N-Diethylamino)ethyl chloride hydrochloride | Free |
| 2921.14.00 | 2-(N,N,-Diisopropylamino)ethyl chloride hydrochloride | 6.5% |
| 2921.19.11 | Mono-, di- and triethylamines;mono-, di-, and tri-(propyl- and butyl-)monoamines; salts of any of the foregoing | 3.7% |
| 2921.19.31 | 3-Amino-3-methyl-1-butyne; (Dimethylamino)isopropyl chloride hydrochloride | Free |
| 2921.19.61 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2921.22.05 | Hexamethylenediamine adipate (Nylon salt) | 6.5% |
| 2921.22.10 | Derived in whole or in part from adipic acid | 6.5% |
| 2921.22.50 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2921.29.00 | Acyclic polyamines and their derivatives; salts thereof: other | 6.5% |
| 2921.30.05 | 1,3-Bis(aminoethyl)cyclohexane | Free |
| 2921.30.10 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2921.30.30 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2921.30.50 | Cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic mono- or polyamines, and their derivatives; salts thereof: other | 3.7% |
| 2921.41.10 | Aniline and its salts: aniline | 6.5% |
| 2921.41.20 | Aniline and its salts: aniline salts | 6.5% |
| 2921.42.10 | N,N-Dimethylaniline | 6.5% |
| 2921.42.15 | N-Ethylaniline; andN,N-Diethylaniline | 6.5% |
| 2921.42.16 | 2,4,5-Trichloroaniline | Free |
| 2921.42.18 | o-Aminobenzenesulfonic acid (Orthanilic acid); 6-Chlorometanilic acid; 2-Chloro-5-nitroaniline; 4-Chloro-3-nitroaniline; 2,3-Dichloroaniline; 2,4-Dichloroaniline; 2,5-Dichloroaniline; 3,5-Dichloroaniline;N,N-Diethylmetanilic acid;N,N-Diethylmetanilic acid, sodium salt; 2,4-Difluoroaniline;p-Fluoroaniline;N-Methylaniline; andm-Nitroaniline | 5.8% |
| 2921.42.21 | Aniline derivatives and their salts: metanilic acid | 6.5% |
| 2921.42.22 | Aniline derivatives and their salts: sulfanilic acid | 6.5% |
| 2921.42.23 | 3,4-Dichloroaniline | 6.5% |
| 2921.42.36 | m-Chloroaniline; 2-Chloro-4-nitroaniline; 2,5-Dichloroaniline-4-sulfonic acid and its monosodium salt; 2,4-Dinitroaniline;o-Nitroaniline-p-sulfonic acid, sodium salt; and 2,3,4-Trifluoroaniline | Free |
| 2921.42.55 | Other: fast color bases | 6.5% |
| 2921.42.65 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2921.42.90 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2921.43.04 | 3-Chloro-o-toluidine; and 6-Chloro-o-toluidine | Free |
| 2921.43.08 | 4-Chloro-o-toluidine and hydrochloride; 5-Chloro-o-toluidine; 6-Chloro-2-toluidine-4-sulfonic acid; 4-Chloro-α,α,α-trifluoro-o- toluidine; 2,6-Dichloro-m-toluidine;N,N- Dimethyl-p-toluidine;N-Ethyl-N-benzyl-m-toluidine; andN-Ethyl-o-toluidine | 5.8% |
| 2921.43.15 | α,α,α-Trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-p- toluidine (Trifluralin) | 6.5% |
| 2921.43.19 | α,α,α-Trifluoro-o-toluidine; andα,α,α-Trifluoro-6-chloro-m-toluidine | 6.5% |
| 2921.43.22 | N-Ethyl-N-(2-methyl-2-propenyl)-2,6- dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzenamine | 6.5% |
| 2921.43.24 | 2-Amino-5-chloro-4-ethyl benzenesulfonic acid; 2-Amino-5-chloro-p-toluenesulfonic acid;p-Nitro-o-toluidine; and 3-(Trifluoromethyl) aniline (m-Aminobenzotrifluoride) | Free |
| 2921.43.40 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2921.43.90 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2921.44.05 | 4,4'-Bis (α,α-dimethylbenzyl) diphenylamine; andN-Nitrosodiphenylamine | Free |
| 2921.44.10 | Nitrodiphenylamine | 6.5% |
| 2921.44.20 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2921.44.70 | Other: other | 6.5% |