Analysis
HTS 3827.13.00 covers containing carbon tetrachloride under heading 3827 (mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane, not elsewhere…).
The general duty rate is 6.5% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 38 (86th percentile of 179 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $650 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Within this group the rate runs from 3.7% to 6.5%. Compared with 3827.90.90 (other: other), which pays 3.7%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 2.8 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 6.5%. 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.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 114.5%, 17.6 times the general rate.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325199 (All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing), an industry of 894 US establishments employing 77,304 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3827.11.00 | Containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), whether or not containing hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) or hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) | 3.7% |
| 3827.12.00 | Containing hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs) | 3.7% |
| 3827.14.00 | Containing 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform) | 6.5% |
| 3827.20.00 | Containing bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon-1211), bromotrifluoromethane (Halon-1301) or dibromotetrafluoroethanes (Halon-2402) | 3.7% |
| 3827.31.00 | Containing substances of subheadings 2903.41 to 2903.48 | 3.7% |
| 3827.32.00 | Containing hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), whether or not containing perfluorocarbons (PFCs) or hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): other, containing substances of subheadings 2903.71 to 2903.75 | 3.7% |
| 3827.39.00 | Containing hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), whether or not containing perfluorocarbons (PFCs) or hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): other | 3.7% |
| 3827.40.00 | Containing methyl bromide (bromomethane) or bromochloromethane | 3.7% |
| 3827.51.00 | Containing trifluoromethane (HFC-23) | 3.7% |
| 3827.59.00 | Containing trifluoromethane (HFC-23) or perfluorocarbons (PFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs): other | 3.7% |
| 3827.61.00 | Containing 15 percent or more by mass of 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a) | 3.7% |
| 3827.62.00 | Containing other hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs): other, not included in the subheading above, containing 55 percent or more by mass of pentafluoroethane (HFC- 125) but not containing unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (HFOs) | 3.7% |
| 3827.63.00 | Containing other hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs): other, not included in the subheadings above, containing 40 percent or more by mass of pentafluoroethane (HFC-125) | 3.7% |
| 3827.64.00 | Containing other hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs): other, not included in the subheadings above, containing 30 percent or more by mass of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) but not containing unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (HFOs) | 3.7% |
| 3827.65.00 | Containing other hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs): other, not included in the subheadings above, containing 20 percent or more by mass of difluoromethane (HFC-32) and 20 percent or more by mass of pentafluoroethane (HFC-125) | 3.7% |
| 3827.68.00 | Containing other hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs): other, not included in the subheadings above, containing substances of subheadings 2903.41 to 2903.48 | 3.7% |
| 3827.69.00 | Containing other hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs): other | 3.7% |
| 3827.90.10 | Chlorinated but not otherwise halogenated | 6.5% |
| 3827.90.90 | Other: other | 3.7% |