Analysis
HTS 3402.90.10 covers synthetic detergents under heading 3402 (organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing…).
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 3.8%. 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 general duty rate is 3.8% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 34 (62nd percentile of 41 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $380 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The other lines in the same group are 3402.90.30 (containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active…, 4%) and 3402.90.50 (other: other, 3.7%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325611 (Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing), an industry of 845 US establishments employing 33,783 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3402.90.30 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active agent | 4% |
| 3402.90.50 | Other: other | 3.7% |