Analysis
HTS 2933.32.50 covers piperidine and its salts: other under heading 2933 (heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.5%. Compared with 2933.39.10 (collidines, lutidines and picolines), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.5 percentage points.
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 325199 (All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing), an industry of 894 US establishments employing 77,304 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2933.11.00 | Phenazone (Antipyrine) and its derivatives | 6.5% |
| 2933.19.04 | Aminomethylphenylpyrazole (Phenylmethylaminopyrazole); and 3-Methyl-1-(p-tolyl)-2-pyrazolin-5-one (p-Tolyl methyl pyrazolone) | Free |
| 2933.19.08 | 3-(5-Amino-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)- benzenesulfonic acid; Amino-J-pyrazolone; 3-Amino-1-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)-5- pyrazolone; 3-Carboxy-1,4-sulfophenylpyrazol-5-one; 4-Chloro-3-(3-methyl-5-oxo-2-pyrazolin-1- yl)benzenesulfonic acid; 1-(m-Chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-2-pyrazolin- 5-one;p-Chloropyrazolone; 1-(2',5'-Dichlorophenyl)-3-methyl-2- pyrazolin-5-one; 1-(o-Ethylphenyl)-3-methyl-2-pyrazolin- 5-one; 5-Imino-3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazole; 5-Imino-3-methyl-1-(m-sulfophenyl)- pyrazole; 2,4-Methylcarboxypyrazolic acid; Methylphenylpyrazolone; and Sulfinpyrazone | 5.8% |
| 2933.19.15 | 1,2-Dimethyl-3,5-diphenyl-1H-pyrazolium methyl sulfate (Difenzoquat methyl sulfate) | Free |
| 2933.19.18 | 2-Chloro-5-sulfophenylmethylpyrazolone; 2,5-Dichloro-4-(3-methyl-5-oxo-2- pyrazolin-1-yl) benzenesulfonic acid; Phenyl carbethoxypyrazolone;m-Sulfaminopyrazolone (m-Sulfamido- phenyl methyl pyrazolone); and 1-(p-Sulfophenyl)-3-methyl pyrazolone | Free |
| 2933.19.23 | Other: pesticides | 6.5% |
| 2933.19.30 | Photographic chemicals | 6.5% |
| 2933.19.35 | Other: drugs | 6.5% |
| 2933.19.37 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2933.19.43 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2933.19.45 | Other: drugs | 3.7% |
| 2933.19.70 | 3-Methyl-5-pyrazolone | Free |
| 2933.19.90 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2933.21.00 | Hydantoin and its derivatives | 6.5% |
| 2933.29.05 | 1-[1-((4-Chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)- imino)-2-propoxyethyl]-1H-imidazole (Triflumizole); and Ethylene thiourea | Free |
| 2933.29.10 | Aromatic or modified aromatic: 2-Phenylimidazole | 5.8% |
| 2933.29.20 | Other: drugs | 6% |
| 2933.29.35 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2933.29.43 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2933.29.45 | Other: drugs | 3.7% |
| 2933.29.60 | Other: imidazole | Free |
| 2933.29.90 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2933.31.00 | Pyridine and its salts | Free |
| 2933.32.10 | Piperidine and its salts: piperidine | 6.5% |
| 2933.33.01 | Alfentanil (INN), anileridine (INN), bezitramide (INN), bromazepam (INN), carfentanil (INN), difenoxin (INN), diphenoxylate (INN), dipipanone (INN), fentanyl (INN), ketobemidone (INN), methylphenidate (INN), pentazocine (INN), pethidine (INN), pethidine (INN) intermediate A, phencyclidine (INN) (PCP), phenoperidine (INN), pipradrol (INN), piritramide (INN), propiram (INN), remifentanil (INN) and trimeperidine (INN); salts thereof | Free |
| 2933.34.00 | Compounds containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure: other fentanyls and their derivatives | 6.5% |
| 2933.35.00 | Compounds containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure: 3-Quinuclidinol | 5.8% |
| 2933.36.00 | 4-Anilino-N-phenethylpiperidine (ANPP) | 6.5% |
| 2933.37.00 | N-Phenethyl-4-piperidone (NPP) | 6.5% |
| 2933.39.08 | 1-(3-Sulfo propyl) pyridinium hydroxide;N,N'-Bis (2,2,6,6-tetra methyl-4-piperidinyl)-1,6- hexane diamine; 3,5-Dimethyl-2-hydroxy methyl-4-methoxy- pyridine (pyrmethyl alcohol); Dipenta methylene thiuram tetra sulfide; 2H-Indol-2-one,1,3-dihydro-1-phenyl-3-(4- pyridinyl methylene); 4-Picolyl chloride hydro chloride; and Piperidino ethyl chloride hydro chloride | Free |
| 2933.39.10 | Collidines, lutidines and picolines | Free |
| 2933.39.20 | p-Chloro-2-benzylpyridine; 4-Chloro-1-methylpiperidine hydrochloride; 1,4-Dimethyl-6-hydroxy-3-cyanopyrid-2-one; Di-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-hydroxy- piperidine)sebacate; 2-Methyl-5-ethylpyridine; 4-Phenylpropylpyridine; α-Phenylpyridylacetic acid, methyl ester; Picolinic acid; 2-Pyridinecarboxaldehyde; and 2,5-Pyridinedicarboxylic acid | 5.8% |
| 2933.39.21 | Pesticides: fungicides | 6.5% |
| 2933.39.23 | o-Paraquat dichloride | 6.5% |
| 2933.39.25 | Herbicides: other | 6.5% |
| 2933.39.27 | Pesticides: other | 6.5% |
| 2933.39.31 | Antidepressants, tranquilizers and other psychotherapeutic agents | 6.5% |
| 2933.39.41 | Drugs: other | 6.5% |
| 2933.39.61 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2933.39.92 | Other: other | 6.5% |