Analysis
HTS 3404.90.10 covers containing bleached beeswax under heading 3404 (artificial waxes and prepared waxes).
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 41% of the 41 tariff lines in chapter 34, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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 30% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 30% duty.
The other lines in the same group are 3404.20.00 (of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol), duty-free) and 3404.90.51 (other: other, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325612 (Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing), an industry of 455 US establishments employing 17,230 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
All 2 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3404.20.00 | Of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol) | Free |
| 3404.90.51 | Other: other | Free |