Analysis
HTS 3304.20.00 covers eye make-up preparations under heading 3304 (beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 75% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 75% duty.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 63% of the 41 tariff lines in chapter 33, 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 325620 (Toilet Preparation Manufacturing), an industry of 1,096 US establishments employing 48,968 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
All 5 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3304.10.00 | Lip make-up preparations | Free |
| 3304.30.00 | Manicure or pedicure preparations | Free |
| 3304.91.00 | Powders, whether or not compressed | Free |
| 3304.99.10 | Petroleum jelly put up for retail sale | Free |
| 3304.99.50 | Other: other | Free |