Analysis
HTS 2927.00.30 covers fast color bases and fast color salts under heading 2927 (diazo-, azo- or azoxy-compounds).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2927.00.18 (1-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-diazo-5,6-dihydro-5-oxo, ester with…) at duty-free, a difference of 6.5 points on the customs value.
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, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2927.00.03 | 4-Aminoazobenzenedisulfonic acid, monosodium salt | Free |
| 2927.00.06 | p-Aminoazobenzenedisulfonic acid; and Diazoaminobenzene (1,3-Diphenyltriazene) | 5.8% |
| 2927.00.15 | 1,1'-Azobisformamide | 3.7% |
| 2927.00.18 | 1-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-diazo-5,6-dihydro-5-oxo, ester with phenyl(2,3,4-trihydroxyphenyl)methanone; 1-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 3-diazo-3,4-dihydro-4- oxo-ar'-(1-methylethyl) [1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl ester; 1-Napthanlenesulfonic acid, 6-diazo-5,6-dihydro-5- oxo-,(octahydro-4,7-methano-1H-indene-2,5-diyl) bis- (methylene) ester; and 1-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 6-diazo-5,6-dihydro-5- oxo-, 4-benzoyl-1,2,3-benzenetriyl ester | Free |
| 2927.00.25 | Photographic chemicals | 6.5% |
| 2927.00.40 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2927.00.50 | Other: other | 6.5% |