Analysis
HTS 2924.29.57 covers diethylaminoacetoxylidide (Lidocaine) under heading 2924 (carboxyamide-function compounds; amide-function compounds of carbonic acid).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2924.29.95 (other: other) at 6.5%, a difference of 6.5 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 26% of the 1050 tariff lines in chapter 29 that are also free. 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 325412 (Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing), an industry of 1,436 US establishments employing 170,029 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2924.29.01 | p-Acetanisidide;p-Acetoacetotoluidide; 4'-Amino-N-methylacetanilide; 2,5-Dimethoxyacetanilide; andN-(7-Hydroxy-1-naphthyl)acetamide | Free |
| 2924.29.03 | 3,5-Dinitro-o-toluamide | Free |
| 2924.29.05 | Biligrafin acid; 3,5-Diacetamido-2,4,6-triiodobenzoic acid; and Metrizoic acid | 5.3% |
| 2924.29.10 | Acetanilide;N-Acetylsulfanilyl chloride; Aspartame; and 2-Methoxy-5-acetamino-N,N- bis(2-acetoxyethyl)aniline | 6.5% |
| 2924.29.20 | 2-Acetamido-3-chloro anthra quinone;o-Aceto acetanisidide;o-Acetoacetotoluidide; 2',4'-Acetoacetoxylidide; and 1-Amino-5-benzamido anthra quinone | 6.5% |
| 2924.29.23 | 4-Amino acetanilide; 2,2'-Oxamido bis [ethyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl- 4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate]; Aceto acetsulfanilic acid, potassium salt; and N-(2,3-Dihydroxy propyl)-5-N-(2,3-dihydroxy- propyl) acetamido-N'-(2-hydroxyethyl)- 2,4,6-triiodoisophthalamide | Free |
| 2924.29.26 | 3-Aminomethoxybenzanilide | Free |
| 2924.29.28 | N-[[(4-Chlorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]-2,6- difluorobenzamide; and 3,5-Dichloro-N-(1,1-dimethyl-2-propynyl)- benzamide (Pronamide) | Free |
| 2924.29.31 | 4-Acetamido-2-amino phenol;p-Acetamino benz aldehyde; Aceto acet benzyl amide; Aceto acet-5-chloro-2-toluidide;p-Aceto aceto phenetidide;N-Acetyl-2,6-xylidine (N-Acetyl-2,6- dimethyl aniline);p-Amino benzoic acid iso octyl amide;p-Amino benzoyl amino naphthalene sulfonic acid; 2-Amino-4-chloro benzamide; 3-Amino-4-chloro benzamide; 4-Amino hippuric acid;p-Amino phenyl urethane; 1-Benzamido-4-chloro anthra quinone; 1-Benzamido-5-chloro anthra quinone; Benzanilide; 4'-Chloro aceto acetanilide; 3-(N,N-Dihydroxy ethyl amino) benzanilide; 2,5-Dihydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)- benzamide; Gentisamide;N,N'-Hexa methylene bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl- 4-hydroxy hydrocinnamamide); 2-(m-Hydroxyanilino) acetamide; Nitra acid amide (1-Amino-9,10-dihydro-N- (3-methoxy propyl)-4-nitro-9,10-dioxo-2- anthramide); Phenacetin, technical; andβ-Resorcyl amide | 5.8% |
| 2924.29.33 | 3-Hydroxy-2-naphthanilide; 3-Hydroxy-2-naphtho-o-toluidide; 3-Hydroxy-2-naphtho-o-anisidine; 3-Hydroxy-2-naphtho-o-phenetidide; 3-Hydroxy-2-naphtho-4-chloro-2,5- dimethoxyanilide; 3-Hydroxy-3'-nitro-2-naphthanilide; andN,N'-Bis(acetoacetyl-o-toluidine) | Free |
| 2924.29.36 | Naphthol AS and derivatives: other | 6.5% |
| 2924.29.43 | 3-Ethoxy carbonyl amino phenyl-N-phenyl carbamate (Desmedipham); and Isopropyl-N-(3-chlorophenyl) car-bamate (CIPC) | 6.5% |
| 2924.29.47 | Pesticides: other | 6.5% |
| 2924.29.52 | Other: fast color bases | 6.5% |
| 2924.29.62 | Drugs: other | 6.5% |
| 2924.29.65 | 5-Bromoacetyl-2-salicylamide | 6.5% |
| 2924.29.71 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2924.29.77 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2924.29.80 | 2,2-Dimethylcyclopropylcarboxamide | Free |
| 2924.29.95 | Other: other | 6.5% |