Analysis
HTS 3808.94.50 covers disinfectants: other under heading 3808 (insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
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 5 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 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.
The general duty rate is 5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 38 (60th percentile of 179 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $500 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 5.0 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3808.94.50.10 | Wipes, other than paper wipes or nonwoven wipes, impregnated with alcohol or other disinfectants | kg | 325612 |
| 3808.94.50.50 | Hydrogen peroxide put up in disinfectant preparations for sanitizing or disinfecting surfaces. | kg | 325612 |
| 3808.94.50.80 | Alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing 60 percent or more by weight of ethanol, of a kind described in statistical note 1 to this chapter | kg | 325611 |
| 3808.94.50.95 | Other | kg | 325612 |
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% |
| 3808.69.10 | 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% |
| 3808.99.04 | 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% |