Analysis
HTS 3908.10.00 covers polyamide-6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10 or -6,12 under heading 3908 (polyamides in primary forms).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 6.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 3908.90.20 (bis(4-amino-3-methylcyclohexyl)methane- isophthalic acid-laurolactam…), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 6.3 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 6.3%. 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 6.3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 39 (70th percentile of 236 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $630 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The other lines in the same group are 3908.90.20 (bis(4-amino-3-methylcyclohexyl)methane- isophthalic…, duty-free) and 3908.90.70 (other: other, 6.5%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3908.90.20 | Bis(4-amino-3-methylcyclohexyl)methane- isophthalic acid-laurolactam copolymer | Free |
| 3908.90.70 | Other: other | 6.5% |