Analysis
HTS 3808.99.08 covers containing any aromatic or modified aromatic pesticide: other under heading 3808 (insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5%. The costliest confusion would be with 3808.99.30 (formulated biocides based on 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, or…) at duty-free, a difference of 6.5 points on the customs value.
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.
The other lines in the same group are 3808.99.04 (mixtures of 1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2- trichloroethanol…, duty-free), 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%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3808.99.04 | Mixtures of 1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2- trichloroethanol (Dicofol) and application adjuvants | Free |
| 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% |