Analysis
HTS 3808.59.10 covers containing any aromatic or modified aromatic pesticide under heading 3808 (insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and…).
The general duty rate is 6.5% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 38 (86th percentile of 179 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $650 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 6.5%. 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.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 5% to 5%. The costliest confusion would be with 3808.59.50 (other: other) at 5%, a difference of 1.5 points on the customs value.
The other lines in the same group are 3808.59.40 (other: disinfectants, 5%) and 3808.59.50 (other: other, 5%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325320 (Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing), an industry of 252 US establishments employing 12,680 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3808.59.40 | Other: disinfectants | 5% |
| 3808.59.50 | Other: other | 5% |