Analysis
HTS 3808.69.10 covers containing any aromatic or modified aromatic pesticide under heading 3808 (insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.5%. Compared with 3808.99.30 (formulated biocides based on 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, or…), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.5 percentage points.
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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325320 (Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing), an industry of 252 US establishments employing 12,680 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring 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% |
| 3808.69.50 | 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% |