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HTS tariff line · chapter 38

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)

Analysis

HTS 3827.64.00 covers containing other hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs): other, not included in the… under heading 3827 (mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane, not elsewhere…).

Within this group the rate runs from 3.7% to 6.5%. Compared with 3827.90.10 (chlorinated but not otherwise halogenated), which pays 6.5%, 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 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.7%. 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 general duty rate is 3.7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 38 (39th percentile of 179 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $370 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 6.8 times the general rate.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
3827.11.00Containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), whether or not containing hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) or hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)3.7%
3827.12.00Containing hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs)3.7%
3827.13.00Containing carbon tetrachloride6.5%
3827.14.00Containing 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform)6.5%
3827.20.00Containing bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon-1211), bromotrifluoromethane (Halon-1301) or dibromotetrafluoroethanes (Halon-2402)3.7%
3827.31.00Containing substances of subheadings 2903.41 to 2903.483.7%
3827.32.00Containing hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), whether or not containing perfluorocarbons (PFCs) or hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): other, containing substances of subheadings 2903.71 to 2903.753.7%
3827.39.00Containing hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), whether or not containing perfluorocarbons (PFCs) or hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): other3.7%
3827.40.00Containing methyl bromide (bromomethane) or bromochloromethane3.7%
3827.51.00Containing trifluoromethane (HFC-23)3.7%
3827.59.00Containing trifluoromethane (HFC-23) or perfluorocarbons (PFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs): other3.7%
3827.61.00Containing 15 percent or more by mass of 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a)3.7%
3827.62.00Containing 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%
3827.63.00Containing 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%
3827.65.00Containing 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%
3827.68.00Containing 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 2903.483.7%
3827.69.00Containing other hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs): other3.7%
3827.90.10Chlorinated but not otherwise halogenated6.5%
3827.90.90Other: other3.7%