Analysis
HTS 2921.42.55 covers other: fast color bases under heading 2921 (amine-function compounds).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.5%. Compared with 2921.42.36 (m-Chloroaniline; 2-Chloro-4-nitroaniline…), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.5 percentage points.
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 12 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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325130 (Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing), an industry of 125 US establishments employing 8,305 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
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 |
| 2921.42.18 | 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 |
| 2921.42.65 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2921.42.90 | Other: other | 6.5% |