Analysis
HTS 2933.79.20 covers n-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; and 2-Pyrrolidone under heading 2933 (heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 6.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2933.79.40 (12-Aminododecanoic acid lactam), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 4.2 percentage points.
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 4.2%. 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 general duty rate is 4.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 29 (42nd percentile of 1050 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $420 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 6.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2933.79.04 | 2,5-Dihydro-3,6-diphenylpyrrolo-(3,4-c)- pyrrole-1,4-dione | Free |
| 2933.79.08 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2933.79.15 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2933.79.30 | N-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidone, monomer | 5.5% |
| 2933.79.40 | 12-Aminododecanoic acid lactam | Free |
| 2933.79.85 | Other: other | 6.5% |