Chapter 29, Organic chemicals / Heading 2915
HTS 2915.70.01.20: Stearic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters
Schedule text: Stearic acid. Classification: Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives › Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters › Stearic acid
General rate of duty
5%
Column 1, USITC schedule
From China, all in
42.5%
Priced live by the Gateway engine
Section 301 China
25%
List 3
Forced labor 301
12.5%
9903.05.31
How the rate is built
Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.
| Program | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|
General rate of duty (Column 1) Official rate: 5% 2915.70.01.20 | 5% | $500.00 |
Section 301 China (List 3) | 25% | $2,500.00 |
Section 301 forced labor 9903.05.31 | 12.5% | $1,250.00 |
Effective duty rate | 42.5% | $4,250.00 |
Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.
Related lines
Statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading share one legal rate; the last two digits report statistics.
- 2915.70.01Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters (rate line, 5%)
- 2915.70.01.10Palmitic acid
- 2915.70.01.50Other
Questions about this example
- What is HTS code 2915.70.01.20?
- HTS 2915.70.01.20 covers stearic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters; the schedule's own line text is "Stearic acid". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives › Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters › Stearic acid. It sits in chapter 29 (Organic chemicals) under heading 2915.
- What is the general duty rate for HTS 2915.70.01.20?
- The Column 1 general rate of duty is 5%. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
- What is the tariff on HTS 2915.70.01.20 from China?
- Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 42.5%: 5% general rate + 25% Section 301 + 12.5% forced labor. Section 301 applies (List 3). The Section 301 forced-labor duty applies.
- Which lines are related to HTS 2915.70.01.20?
- It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 2915.70.01 (Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters), which has 2 other statistical lines. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.