HTS chapter · section VI
Chapter 35
Products of the chemical or allied industries
Chapter 35 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sits in section VI (products of the chemical or allied industries). It has 7 headings and 24 eight-digit tariff lines.
The spread of 6.5 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here.
7 of its 14 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 7 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 6.5%. The median line pays 1.05%.
10 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
The most finely divided heading is 3506 (prepared glues and other prepared adhesives, not elsewhere specified or…), with 5 lines; fine division usually means the rates or the trade statistics differ enough to be worth separating.
1 of its 7 headings is entirely duty-free at the general rate: 3507 (enzymes; prepared enzymes not elsewhere…).
Headings
| Heading | Description | Lines | Free | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3501 | Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues | 4 | 1 | 3% |
| 3502 | Albumins (including concentrates of two or more whey proteins, containing by weight more than 80 percent whey proteins, calculated on the dry matter),… | 4 | 2 | duty-free |
| 3503 | Gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular (including square) sheets, whether or not surfaceworked or colored) and gelatin derivatives; isinglass; other glues… | 4 | 0 | – |
| 3504 | Peptones and their derivatives; other protein substances and their derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included; hide powder, whether or not chromed | 2 | 0 | 4.5% |
| 3505 | Dextrins and other modified starches (for example, pregelatinized or esterified starches); glues based on starches, or on dextrins or other modified starches | 2 | 0 | – |
| 3506 | Prepared glues and other prepared adhesives, not elsewhere specified or included; products suitable for use as glues or adhesives, put up for retail sale as… | 5 | 1 | 2.1% |
| 3507 | Enzymes; prepared enzymes not elsewhere specified or included | 3 | 3 | duty-free |