Analysis
Subheading 3808.93 covers herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, 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 4 US tariff lines below it are national.
The spread of 6.5 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 6.5%, applies to 3808.93.15 (containing any aromatic or modified aromatic…).
1 of its 4 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (25%) and 3 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 6.5%. The median line pays 5%.
The US splits it as follows: 3808.93.05 for mixtures of 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile and inerts; Mixtures of… (duty-free), 3808.93.15 for containing any aromatic or modified aromatic herbicide… (6.5%), 3808.93.20 for containing an inorganic substance (5%) and 3808.93.50 for other: other (5%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (325320). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |