HTS heading · chapter 38
3809
Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs and other products and preparations (for example, dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, not elsewhere specified or included
Analysis
Heading 3809 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs and other products and preparations (for example, dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries…. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 6 eight-digit tariff lines, with 6 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 6 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 6% to 6.5% with a median of 6%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
1 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
The largest subheadings are 3809.92 (of a kind used in the paper or like industries, 2 lines), 3809.93 (of a kind used in the leather or like industries, 2 lines), 3809.10 (unnamed, 1 line) and 3809.91 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of 6% sits at the 70th percentile of the headings in chapter 38.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3809.10.00 | With a basis of amylaceous substances | 2.2¢/kg + 3% |
| 3809.91.00 | Of a kind used in the textile or like industries | 6% |
| 3809.92.10 | Containing 5 percent or more by weight of one or more aromatic or modified aromatic substances | 6.5% |
| 3809.92.50 | Of a kind used in the paper or like industries: other | 6% |
| 3809.93.10 | Containing 5 percent or more by weight of one or more aromatic or modified aromatic substances | 6.5% |
| 3809.93.50 | Of a kind used in the leather or like industries: other | 6% |