Analysis
Heading 3404 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers artificial waxes and prepared waxes. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 3 eight-digit tariff lines, with 4 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 3 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the heading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 21st percentile of the headings in chapter 34.
The largest subheadings are 3404.90 (other, 2 lines) and 3404.20 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing (325612). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3404.20.00 | Of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol) | Free |
| 3404.90.10 | Containing bleached beeswax | Free |
| 3404.90.51 | Other: other | Free |