HTS tariff line · chapter 29
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
Analysis
HTS 2921.42.18 covers o-Aminobenzenesulfonic acid (Orthanilic acid); 6-Chlorometanilic acid; 2-Chloro-5-nitroaniline; 4-Chloro-3-nitroaniline; 2,3-Dichloroaniline… under heading 2921 (amine-function compounds).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2921.42.36 (m-Chloroaniline; 2-Chloro-4-nitroaniline…) at duty-free, a difference of 5.8 points on the customs value.
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 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 325194 (Cyclic Crude, Intermediate, and Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing), an industry of 68 US establishments employing 5,542 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2921.42.21 | 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% |