Analysis
HTS 2930.90.46 covers dl-Hydroxy analogue of dl-methionine under heading 2930 (organo-sulfur compounds).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2930.90.43 (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.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
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
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2930.90.10 | Aromatic: pesticides | 6.5% |
| 2930.90.24 | N-Cyclohexylthiophthalimide | 6.5% |
| 2930.90.26 | 3-(4'-Aminobenzamido)phenyl-ß-hydroxy- ethylsulfone; 2-[(4-Aminophenyl)sulfonyl] ethanol, hydrogen sulfate ester; Diphenylthiourea;N,N'-(Dithiodi-2,1-phenylene) bisbenzamide; Pentachlorothiophenol; and 4,4'-Thiodiphenyl cyanate | Free |
| 2930.90.29 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2930.90.30 | Thiocyanates, thiurams and isothiocyanates | 3.7% |
| 2930.90.42 | O,O-Dimethyl-S-methyl carbamoyl- methyl phosphorodithioate; and Malathion | Free |
| 2930.90.43 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2930.90.49 | Acids: other | 4.2% |
| 2930.90.71 | Other: dibutylthiourea | Free |
| 2930.90.92 | Other: other | 3.7% |