Analysis
HTS 3802.90.50 covers other: other under heading 3802 (activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 2.5% to 5.8%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 3802.90.20 (activated clays and activated earths), at 2.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2.3 percentage points.
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 4.8%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 9.4 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 4.8% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 38 (49th percentile of 179 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $480 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3802.90.10 | Other: bone black | 5.8% |
| 3802.90.20 | Activated clays and activated earths | 2.5% |