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HTS tariff line · chapter 38

3824.99.41

Fatty substances of animal or vegetable origin and mixtures thereof

Analysis

HTS 3824.99.41 covers fatty substances of animal or vegetable origin and mixtures thereof under heading 3824 (prepared binders for foundry molds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.

Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.5%. Compared with 3824.99.70 (mixtures of dibromo neopentyl glycol; Polydibromophenylene oxide…), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.6 percentage points.

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 4.6%. 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.

For statistics it divides in two: 3824.99.41.40 for mixtures of fatty acid esters and 3824.99.41.90 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.

The general duty rate is 4.6% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 38 (48th percentile of 179 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $460 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

Statistical suffixes

CodeDescriptionUnitsNAICS
3824.99.41.40Mixtures of fatty acid esterskg325199
3824.99.41.90Otherkg325199

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
3824.99.11In the form of ingotsFree
3824.99.19Cultured crystals (other than optical elements of chapter 90), weighing not less than 2.5 g each: other6.5%
3824.99.21Consisting wholly of substances found naturally in coal tar, whether obtained from coal tar or other sourceFree
3824.99.25Aqueous mixtures of triphenyl sulfonium chloride, diphenyl (4-phenylthio)phenyl sulfonium chloride and (thiodi-4,1- phenylene)bis(diphenyl sulfonium) dichloride6.5%
3824.99.26Benzene, 2,4-diisocyanate-1,3,5-tris(1- methylethyl) homopolymer; 5-Fluoro-2-methyl-1-[[4-(methylsulfinyl)- phenyl]methylene]-1H-indene;Mixtures of dimethyl phthalate, t-butanol, hydrogen peroxide, and sodium salicylate; andMixtures containing derivatives of N-[4-(2- hydroxy-3-phenoxypropoxy)phenyl]- acetamideFree
3824.99.29Mixtures containing 5 percent or more by weight of one or more aromatic or modified aromatic substances: other6.5%
3824.99.31Mixtures of two or more inorganic compounds: of bismuth6.5%
3824.99.32Of hydrosulfite compounds, of sulfoxylate compounds, or of both6.5%
3824.99.33Mixtures of two or more inorganic compounds: of mercury4.2%
3824.99.34Mixtures of two or more inorganic compounds: of molybdenum2.8%
3824.99.35Mixtures of two or more inorganic compounds: of tungsten6.5%
3824.99.36Mixtures of two or more inorganic compounds: of vanadium6.5%
3824.99.39Mixtures of two or more inorganic compounds: otherFree
3824.99.49Mixtures that are in whole or in part of hydrocarbons derived in whole or in part from petroleum, shale oil or natural gas6.5%
3824.99.50Chlorinated but not otherwise halogenated6.5%
3824.99.55Mixtures of halogenated hydrocarbons: other3.7%
3824.99.70Mixtures of dibromo neopentyl glycol; Polydibromophenylene oxide; Tetrabromobisphenol-A-carbonate oligomers; and Electroplating chemical and electroless plating solutions and other materials for printed circuit boards, plastics and metal finishingsFree
3824.99.75Naphthenic acids, their water-insoluble salts and their esters3.7%
3824.99.93Other: other5%