Analysis
HTS 2921.51.20 covers photographic chemicals under heading 2921 (amine-function compounds).
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.
The other lines in the same group are 2921.51.10 (4-Amino-2-(N,N-diethylamino) toluene…, 6.5%), 2921.51.30 (products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI, 6.5%) and 2921.51.50 (other: other, 6.5%).
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. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2921.51.10 | 4-Amino-2-(N,N-diethylamino) toluene hydrochloride;m-Phenylenediamine;o-Phenylenediamine; Toluene-2,4-diamine; Toluene-2,5-diamine; and Toluene-2,5-diamine sulfate | 6.5% |
| 2921.51.30 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2921.51.50 | Other: other | 6.5% |