HTS Index

HTS heading 3404

Artificial waxes and prepared waxes — 7 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
3404Artificial waxes and prepared waxes + Ch. 99not stated
3404.20.00.00Of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol) + Ch. 99Freekg
3404.90Other + Ch. 99not stated
3404.90.10.00Containing bleached beeswax + Ch. 99Freekg
3404.90.51Other + Ch. 99Free
3404.90.51.10Of chemically modified lignite + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 3404.90.51)kg
3404.90.51.50Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 3404.90.51)kg

2 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

7 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.