Analysis
HTS 3204.11.50 covers other: other under heading 3204 (synthetic organic coloring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.5%. Compared with 3204.11.18 (n-[2-[(2,6-Dicyano-4-methylphenylazo]-5- (diethylamino)-phenyl]…), 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 32 (77th percentile of 106 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.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 63.5%, 9.8 times the general rate.
The other lines in the same group are 3204.11.10 (disperse blue 19, 26, 26:1, 35, 55, 56, 58, 72, 73, 79, 83…, 6.5%), 3204.11.15 (disperse dyes and preparations based thereon: disperse blue…, 6.5%), 3204.11.18 (n-[2-[(2,6-Dicyano-4-methylphenylazo]-5-…, duty-free) and 3204.11.35 (products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI, 6.5%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3204.11.10 | Disperse blue 19, 26, 26:1, 35, 55, 56, 58, 72, 73, 79, 83, 84, 93, 95, 122, 125, 126, 128, 148, 154, 165, 180, 183, 185, 200, 284, 285, 288, 289, 295, 296; Disperse brown 19; Disperse green 9; Disperse orange 7, 13, 20, 31, 32, 42, 47, 48, 54, 56, 60, 63, 70, 80, 96, 127, 137, 139; Disperse red 44, 46, 72, 73, 90, 93, 107, 118, 121, 122, 131, 133, 134,151, 169, 184, 185, 202, 203, 224, 277, 278, 279, 282, 288, 303, 310; Disperse violet 23, 33, 35, 48, 57, 63; Disperse yellow 13, 44, 58, 63, 65, 82, 85, 91, 107, 119, 122, 124, 126, 139, 182, 183, 184, 202, 204; Dyes containing, by weight-- 12.7 percent Disperse Yellow 1, 32.3 percent Disperse Orange 1, 19.8 percent Disperse Blue 35, and 35.2 percent Disperse Blue 3; Dyes containing, by weight-- 39.0 percent Disperse Yellow 39, 28.0 percent Disperse Orange 25, and 33.0 percent Disperse Violet 27; Dyes containing, by weight-- 89.4 percent Disperse Violet 27, and 10.6 percent Disperse Green 9; Dyes containing, by weight-- 67.7 percent Disperse Blue 35, 14.2 percent Disperse Yellow 1, and 18.1 percent Disperse Orange 1; Dyes containing, by weight-- 74.3 percent Disperse Blue 285, 18.0 percent Disperse Brown 19, and 7.7 percent Disperse Yellow 126 | 6.5% |
| 3204.11.15 | Disperse dyes and preparations based thereon: disperse blue 30 | 6.5% |
| 3204.11.18 | N-[2-[(2,6-Dicyano-4-methylphenylazo]-5- (diethylamino)-phenyl] methanesulfonamide; and N-[2-[2,6-Dicyano-4-methylphenylazo]-5- (di-1-propylamino) phenyl]methanesulfonamide | Free |
| 3204.11.35 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |