Analysis
HTS 2921.49.15 covers m-Nitro-p-toluidine under heading 2921 (amine-function compounds).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 5.8% to 6.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2921.49.50 (other: other), at 6.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 6.5 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 26% of the 1050 tariff lines in chapter 29. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325130 (Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing), an industry of 125 US establishments employing 8,305 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2921.49.10 | 4-Amino-2-stilbenesulfonic acid and its salts;p-Ethylaniline; 2,4,6-Trimethylaniline (Mesidine); 2,3-Xylidine; 2,4-Xylidine; 2,5-Xylidine; and 3,4-Xylidine | 5.8% |
| 2921.49.32 | Other: fast color bases | 6.5% |
| 2921.49.38 | Antidepressants, tranquilizers and other psychotherapeutic agents | 6.5% |
| 2921.49.43 | Drugs: other | 6.5% |
| 2921.49.45 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2921.49.50 | Other: other | 6.5% |