Analysis
HTS 2932.20.50 covers other: other under heading 2932 (heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 6.5% to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2932.20.45 (other: other) at 6.5%, a difference of 2.8 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 3.7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 29 (34th percentile of 1050 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $370 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 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.7%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 6.8 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2932.20.05 | Coumarin, methylcoumarins and ethylcoumarins | 6.5% |
| 2932.20.10 | Aromatic: pesticides | 6.5% |
| 2932.20.20 | Aromatic: drugs | 6.5% |
| 2932.20.25 | Other: 4-Hydroxycoumarin | 6.5% |
| 2932.20.30 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2932.20.45 | Other: other | 6.5% |