HTS tariff line · chapter 38
3808.99.04
Mixtures of 1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2- trichloroethanol (Dicofol) and application adjuvants
Analysis
HTS 3808.99.04 covers mixtures of 1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2- trichloroethanol (Dicofol) and application adjuvants under heading 3808 (insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.5%. Compared with 3808.99.08 (containing any aromatic or modified aromatic pesticide: other), which pays 6.5%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.5 percentage points.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 25% of the 179 tariff lines in chapter 38, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 3808.99.08 (containing any aromatic or modified aromatic pesticide…, 6.5%), 3808.99.30 (formulated biocides based on 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one…, duty-free), 3808.99.70 (containing an inorganic substance, 5%) and 3808.99.95 (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. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |