HTS heading · chapter 38
3808
Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulfur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and flypapers)
Analysis
Heading 3808 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for…. It divides into 10 six-digit subheadings and 32 eight-digit tariff lines, with 38 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 6.5 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 6.5%, applies to 3808.52.00 (DDT (ISO) (clofenatone (INN)), in packings of a…) and 3808.59.10 (containing any aromatic or modified aromatic…).
6 of its 32 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (19%) and 26 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 6.5%. The median line pays 5%.
The largest subheadings are 3808.92 (fungicides, 6 lines), 3808.91 (insecticides, 5 lines), 3808.99 (other, 5 lines) and 3808.93 (herbicides, anti-sprouting products and…, 4 lines).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (325320), Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing (325612) and Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing (325611). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3808.52.00 | DDT (ISO) (clofenatone (INN)), in packings of a net weight content not exceeding 300 g | 6.5% |
| 3808.59.10 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic pesticide | 6.5% |
| 3808.59.40 | Other: disinfectants | 5% |
| 3808.59.50 | Other: other | 5% |
| 3808.61.10 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic pesticide | 6.5% |
| 3808.61.50 | In packings of a net weight content not exceeding 300 g: other | 5% |
| 3808.62.10 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic pesticide | 6.5% |
| 3808.62.50 | In packings of a net weight content exceeding 300 g but not exceeding 7.5 kg: other | 5% |
| 3808.69.10 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic pesticide | 6.5% |
| 3808.69.50 | Other: other | 5% |
| 3808.91.10 | Fly ribbons (ribbon fly catchers) | 2.8% |
| 3808.91.15 | Mixtures of N-[[(4-chlorophenyl)amino]- carbonyl]-2,6-difluorobenzamide and inert substances | Free |
| 3808.91.25 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic insecticide: other | 6.5% |
| 3808.91.30 | Containing an inorganic substance | 5% |
| 3808.91.50 | Other: other | 5% |
| 3808.92.05 | Mixtures of dinocap and application adjuvants | Free |
| 3808.92.15 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic fungicide: other | 6.5% |
| 3808.92.24 | Maneb; Zineb; Mancozeb; and Metiram | Free |
| 3808.92.28 | Containing any fungicide which is a thioamide, thiocarbamate, dithiocarbamate, thiuram or isothiocyanate: other | 3.7% |
| 3808.92.30 | Containing an inorganic substance | 5% |
| 3808.92.50 | Other: other | 5% |
| 3808.93.05 | Mixtures of 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile and inerts; Mixtures of 3,5-dichloro-N-(1,1-dimethyl-2- propynyl) benzamide (Pronamide) and application adjuvants; Mixtures of 2-[(1-ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2- ethylthiopropyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1- one (Sethoxydim) and application adjuvants; Mixtures of ethyl 2-[4-[(6-chloro-2- benzoxazolyl)oxy]phenoxy]propanoate (Fenoxaprop-ethyl) and isooctyl 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate; Mixtures of isooctyl 2-methyl-4-chlorophen- oxyacetate and application adjuvants | Free |
| 3808.93.15 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic herbicide, anti-sprouting agent or plant-growth regulator: other | 6.5% |
| 3808.93.20 | Containing an inorganic substance | 5% |
| 3808.93.50 | Other: other | 5% |
| 3808.94.10 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic disinfectant | 6.5% |
| 3808.94.50 | Disinfectants: other | 5% |
| 3808.99.04 | Mixtures of 1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2- trichloroethanol (Dicofol) and application adjuvants | Free |
| 3808.99.08 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic pesticide: other | 6.5% |
| 3808.99.30 | Formulated biocides based on 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, or 2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, or 4,5-dichloro-2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, or mixtures of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4- isothiazolin-3-one and 2-methyl-4- isothiazolin-3-one; and Metaldehyde | Free |
| 3808.99.70 | Containing an inorganic substance | 5% |
| 3808.99.95 | Other: other | 5% |