HTS tariff line · chapter 38
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
Analysis
HTS 3808.99.30 covers 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… under heading 3808 (insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 6.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 3808.99.08 (containing any aromatic or modified aromatic pesticide: other), at 6.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 6.5 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 25% of the 179 tariff lines in chapter 38. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
The other lines in the same group are 3808.99.04 (mixtures of 1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2- trichloroethanol…, duty-free), 3808.99.08 (containing any aromatic or modified aromatic pesticide…, 6.5%), 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 |
| 3808.99.08 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic pesticide: other | 6.5% |
| 3808.99.70 | Containing an inorganic substance | 5% |
| 3808.99.95 | Other: other | 5% |