Analysis
HTS 2933.69.20 covers 2,4-Diamino-6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine under heading 2933 (heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only).
Within this group the rate runs from 3.5% to 6.3%. Compared with 2933.69.50 (hexamethylenetetramine), which pays 6.3%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.3 percentage points.
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.
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.
The other lines in the same group are 2933.69.50 (hexamethylenetetramine, 6.3%) and 2933.69.60 (other: other, 3.5%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2933.69.50 | Hexamethylenetetramine | 6.3% |
| 2933.69.60 | Other: other | 3.5% |