HTS tariff line · chapter 29
2933.53.00
Allobarbital (INN), amobarbital (INN), barbital (INN), butalbital (INN), butobarbital, cyclobarbital (INN), methylphenobarbital (INN), pentobarbital (INN), phenobarbital (INN), secbutabarbital (INN), secobarbital (INN) and vinylbital (INN); salts thereof
Analysis
HTS 2933.53.00 covers allobarbital (INN), amobarbital (INN), barbital (INN), butalbital (INN), butobarbital, cyclobarbital (INN), methylphenobarbital (INN), pentobarbital (INN)… 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 2933.39.61 (products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI), which pays 6.5%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.5 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 50% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 50% duty.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 26% of the 1050 tariff lines in chapter 29, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
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% |
| 2933.32.50 | Piperidine and its salts: other | 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% |