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HTS tariff line · chapter 29

2925.19.30

Bis(o-tolyl)carbodiimide; and 2,2',6,6'-Tetra isopropyl diphenyl carbodiimide

Analysis

HTS 2925.19.30 covers bis(o-tolyl)carbodiimide; and 2,2',6,6'-Tetra isopropyl diphenyl carbodiimide under heading 2925 (carboxyimide-function compounds (including saccharin and its salts) and imine-function…).

Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2925.19.42 (aromatic: 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.

The other lines in the same group are 2925.19.10 (ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide, 6.5%), 2925.19.42 (aromatic: other, 6.5%), 2925.19.70 (n-Chlorosuccinimide; andN,N'-Ethylene bis (5,6-dibromo-2,3-…, duty-free) and 2925.19.91 (other: other, 3.7%).

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325199 (All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing), an industry of 894 US establishments employing 77,304 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.

The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
2925.19.10Ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide6.5%
2925.19.42Aromatic: other6.5%
2925.19.70N-Chlorosuccinimide; andN,N'-Ethylene bis (5,6-dibromo-2,3- norbornane dicarboximide)Free
2925.19.91Other: other3.7%