HTS tariff line · chapter 36
3606.10.00
Liquid or liquefied-gas fuels in containers of a kind used for filling or refilling cigarette or similar lighters and of a capacity not exceeding 300 cm3
Analysis
HTS 3606.10.00 covers liquid or liquefied-gas fuels in containers of a kind used for filling or refilling cigarette or similar lighters and of a capacity not exceeding 300 cm3 under heading 3606 (ferrocerium and other pyrophoric alloys in all forms; articles of combustible materials…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 3606.90.30 (ferrocerium and other pyrophoric alloys) at 5.9%, a difference of 5.9 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 25% of the 16 tariff lines in chapter 36 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 3606.90.30 (ferrocerium and other pyrophoric alloys, 5.9%), 3606.90.40 (other: metaldehyde, duty-free) and 3606.90.80 (other: other, 5%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325998 (All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing), an industry of 1,319 US establishments employing 42,583 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3606.90.30 | Ferrocerium and other pyrophoric alloys | 5.9% |
| 3606.90.40 | Other: metaldehyde | Free |
| 3606.90.80 | Other: other | 5% |