Analysis
HTS 3402.50.51 covers preparations put up for retail sale: other under heading 3402 (organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing…).
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 3.7% to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 3402.31.10 (aromatic or modified aromatic) 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 41% of the 41 tariff lines in chapter 34 that are also free. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3402.31.10 | Aromatic or modified aromatic | 6.5% |
| 3402.31.90 | Linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acids and their salts: other | 3.7% |
| 3402.39.10 | Aromatic or modified aromatic | 4% |
| 3402.39.90 | Other: other | 3.7% |
| 3402.41.10 | Aromatic or modified aromatic | 4% |
| 3402.41.90 | Cationic: other | 4% |
| 3402.42.10 | Aromatic or modified aromatic | 4% |
| 3402.42.20 | Fatty substances of animal, vegetable or microbial origin | 4% |
| 3402.42.90 | Other: other | 3.7% |
| 3402.49.10 | Aromatic or modified aromatic | 4% |
| 3402.49.90 | Other: other | 3.7% |
| 3402.50.11 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active agent | 4% |
| 3402.90.10 | Synthetic detergents | 3.8% |
| 3402.90.30 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active agent | 4% |
| 3402.90.50 | Other: other | 3.7% |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter