3817

Analysis

Heading 3817 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading 2707 or 2902. It has 3 tariff lines.

None of its 3 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 6.5% to 6.5% with a median of 6.5%, so the line you choose sets the duty.

Its lines are 3817.00.10 for mixed linear alkylbenzenes (6.5%), 3817.00.15 for mixed alkylbenzenes: other (6.5%) and 3817.00.20 for mixed alkylnaphthalenes (6.5%).

Its median rate of 6.5% sits at the 86th percentile of the headings in chapter 38.

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Cyclic Crude, Intermediate, and Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing (325194). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.

The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.