Analysis
HTS 3402.42.20 covers fatty substances of animal, vegetable or microbial origin under heading 3402 (organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
The general duty rate is 4% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 34 (74th percentile of 41 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $400 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 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 4%. 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 other lines in the same group are 3402.42.10 (aromatic or modified aromatic, 4%) and 3402.42.90 (other: other, 3.7%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325613 (Surface Active Agent Manufacturing), an industry of 106 US establishments employing 6,174 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3402.42.10 | Aromatic or modified aromatic | 4% |
| 3402.42.90 | Other: other | 3.7% |