HTS tariff line · chapter 29
2934.99.03
2-Acetylbenzo(b)thiophene; 3-Methylene-7-(2-phenoxyacetamido)- cephan-4-carboxylic acid, p-nitrobenzyl ester, 1-oxide; and Naphth[1,2-d]-[1,2,3]-oxadiazole-5-sulfonic acid and its sodium salt
Analysis
HTS 2934.99.03 covers 2-Acetylbenzo(b)thiophene; 3-Methylene-7-(2-phenoxyacetamido)- cephan-4-carboxylic acid, p-nitrobenzyl ester, 1-oxide; and… under heading 2934 (nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2934.99.90 (other: other) at 6.5%, a difference of 6.5 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 26% of the 1050 tariff lines in chapter 29 that are also free. 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, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2934.99.01 | Mycophenolate mofetil | Free |
| 2934.99.05 | 5-Amino-3-phenyl-1,2,4-thiadiazole (3-Phenyl-5-amino-1,2,4-thiadiazole); 2-Hydroxybenzoxazole (Benzoxazolone); 4-Phenylmorpholine; 1,9-Thianthrenedicarboxylic acid; and Thioxanthene-9-one (Thioxanthone) | 5.8% |
| 2934.99.06 | 7-Nitronaphth[1,2]oxadiazole-5-sulfonic acid and its salts | 6.5% |
| 2934.99.07 | Ethyl 2-[4-[(6-chloro-2-benzoxazolyl)oxy]- phenoxy]propanoate (Fenoxaprop-ethyl) | Free |
| 2934.99.08 | 2,5-Diphenyloxazole | 6.5% |
| 2934.99.09 | 1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-one | Free |
| 2934.99.11 | 2-tert-Butyl-4-(2,4-dichloro-5- isopropoxyphenyl)-Δ²-1,3,4- oxadiazolin-5-one; 3-Isopropyl-1H-2,1,3- benzothiadiazin-4-(3H)-one-2,2- dioxide (Bentazon); andO,O-Diethyl-S-[(6-chloro-2- oxobenzoxazolin-3-yl)methyl]- phosphorodithioate (Phosalone) | 6.5% |
| 2934.99.12 | Other: fungicides | 6.5% |
| 2934.99.15 | Other: herbicides | 6.5% |
| 2934.99.16 | Other: insecticides | 6.5% |
| 2934.99.18 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2934.99.20 | Photographic chemicals | 6.5% |
| 2934.99.30 | Other: drugs | 6.5% |
| 2934.99.39 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2934.99.44 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2934.99.47 | Other: drugs | 3.7% |
| 2934.99.70 | Morpholinoethyl chloride hydrochloride; 2-Methyl-2,5-dioxo-1-oxa-2-phospholan; and (6R-trans)-7-Amino-3-methyl-8-oxo-5- thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]-oct-2-ene-2- carboxylic acid | Free |
| 2934.99.90 | Other: other | 6.5% |