Analysis
Subheading 3823.70 covers industrial fatty alcohols, within heading 3823. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 3 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 3 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2% to 5.1% with a median of 2.4%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 3823.70.20 for derived from fatty substances of animal or vegetable origin: oleyl (5.1%), 3823.70.40 for derived from fatty substances of animal or vegetable origin: other (2%) and 3823.70.60 for industrial fatty alcohols: other (2.4%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (325199). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3823.70.20 | Derived from fatty substances of animal or vegetable origin: oleyl | 5.1% |
| 3823.70.40 | Derived from fatty substances of animal or vegetable origin: other | 2% |
| 3823.70.60 | Industrial fatty alcohols: other | 2.4% |