Analysis
Subheading 3808.59 covers other, within heading 3808. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 3 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 3 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 5% to 6.5% with a median of 5%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 3808.59.10 for containing any aromatic or modified aromatic pesticide (6.5%), 3808.59.40 for other: disinfectants (5%) and 3808.59.50 for other: other (5%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (325320) and Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing (325612). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 3808.59 once they fall within heading 3808 (insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3808.59.10 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic pesticide | 6.5% |
| 3808.59.40 | Other: disinfectants | 5% |
| 3808.59.50 | Other: other | 5% |