Analysis
Subheading 3827.90 covers other, within heading 3827. 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 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 3.7% to 6.5% with a median of 5.1%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 3827.90.10 for chlorinated but not otherwise halogenated (6.5%) and 3827.90.90 for other: other (3.7%).
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.
Goods only reach 3827.90 once they fall within heading 3827 (mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane, not elsewhere…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3827.90.10 | Chlorinated but not otherwise halogenated | 6.5% |
| 3827.90.90 | Other: other | 3.7% |