Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 2916.12

2916.12.50

2916.12.50: Esters of acrylic acid: other

Acrylic acid esters

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 5 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 2916 Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:
  2. Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives:
  3. 2916.12 Esters of acrylic acid:
  4. 2916.12.50 Other

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 3.7% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 2

  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 24 September 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.03
  • Additional dutyRussia rate increase (Pub. L. 117-110) — Russian Federation (rates in lieu of column 2) 31.3%
    Applies to goods from
    Russia
    In force
    from 28 June 2022
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.90.08

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—3.7%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus25%

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Subdivisions

  1. 2916.12.50 Other 3.7%
  2. 2916.12.50.10 Ethyl acrylate kg
  3. 2916.12.50.20 Methyl acrylate kg
  4. 2916.12.50.30 Butyl acrylate kg
  5. 2916.12.50.40 2-Ethyl-1-hexyl acrylate kg
  6. 2916.12.50.50 Other kg

Footnotes

  • 9903.90.08 Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter

Same subheading in other tariffs

2916.12 Esters of acrylic acid

UK 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Canada Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Mexico Free – 7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 4% Brazil Free – 20% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 8.3% Argentina Free – 10.8% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 2.2% Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan 4.3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 2.5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA lines: 2916.12

Binding rulings for similar goods

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N321686 U.S. CBP 4 October 2021 · 2916.12.50.50

    The tariff classification of Neopentyl glycol propoxylate diacrylate from China

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 29 →

HTS code 2916.12.50 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 2916.12 (esters of acrylic acid).

The general duty is 3.7%.

5 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the EU duty is 6.5%, the Türkiye duty is 6.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–7%, the Brazil duty is 0%–20%, the Argentina duty is 0%–10.8%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 4.3%, the Taiwan duty is 2.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 2916.12 worth US$179m in 2024; the largest supplier was Taiwan.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 2916.12.50?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 3.7%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 2916.12.50 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 2916.12 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Taiwan (US$37m), followed by South Korea.

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