Organic Chemicals · 1 pending regulation · 15 court cases · $39.6M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$39.6M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
HIGH
1 rulings — · 1 reg · 9 CIT, 6 CAFC
Global Rates
🇺🇸 Free
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A
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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, Federal Register, CourtListener, CPSC SaferProducts.gov · As of 2026-04-29 · Updates monthly
This code has elevated regulatory activity — 1 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 1 pending Federal Register actions, and 15 CIT/CAFC cases.
100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.
List 2 — ~$16B of Chinese goods (semiconductors, chemicals, plastics)
Active — 7.5%–25% additional duties on Chinese-origin goods across four tranches (Lists 1–4A), with higher 2024/2025 increases on targeted product categories.
Effective 2018-07-06
These additional tariffs apply on top of the general duty rate. View full trade remedy tracker →
| Code | Description | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2909.11.00.00 | Diethyl ether | 1% |
| 2909.19 | Other: | — |
| 2909.19.14.00 | Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) | 5.5% |
| 2909.19.18.00 | Other | 5.5% |
| 2909.19.30.00 | Triethylene glycol dichloride | Free |
| 2909.19.60.00 | Other | 5.5% |
| 2909.20.00.00 | Cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic ethers and their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 3.7% |
| 2909.30 | Aromatic ethers and their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: | — |
| 2909.30.05.00 | 5-Chloro-2-nitroanisole; 6-Chloro-3-nitro-p-dimethoxybenzene; and Dimethyl diphenyl ether | 5.5% |
| 2909.30.07.00 | Decabromodiphenyl oxide; and Octabromodiphenyl oxide | 5.5% |
| 2909.30.09.00 | Bis(tribromophenoxy)ethane; Pentabromodiphenyl oxide; and Tetra decabromodiphenoxy benzene | Free |
| 2909.30.10.00 | 6-<i>tert</i>-Butyl-3-methyl-2,4-dinitroanisole (Musk ambrette) and other artificial musks | 5.5% |
| 2909.30.20.00 | Other | 5.5% |
| 2909.30.30.00 | Pesticides | 5.5% |
| 2909.30.40.00 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 5.5% |
| 2909.30.60.00 | Other | 5.5% |
| 2909.41.00.00 | 2,2'-Oxydiethanol (Diethylene glycol, Digol) | 5.5% |
| 2909.43.00.00 | Monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol | 5.5% |
| 2909.44.01 | Other monoalkyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol | 5.5% |
| 2909.44.01.10 | Monomethyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol | — |
| 2909.44.01.50 | Other | — |
| 2909.49 | Other: | — |
| 2909.49.05.00 | Guaifenesin | Free |
| 2909.49.10.00 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 5.5% |
| 2909.49.15.00 | Other | 5.5% |
| 2909.49.20.00 | Glycerol ethers | 3.7% |
| 2909.49.30.00 | Dipentaerythritol having a purity of 94 percent or more by weight | Free |
| 2909.49.60.00 | Other | 5.5% |
| 2909.50 | Ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols and their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: | — |
| 2909.50.10.00 | 4-Ethylguaiacol | 5.5% |
| 2909.50.20.00 | Guaiacol and its derivatives | 5.5% |
| 2909.50.40 | Odoriferous or flavoring compounds | 4.8% |
| 2909.50.40.10 | Eugenol and isoeugenol | — |
| 2909.50.40.50 | Other | — |
| 2909.50.45.00 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 5.5% |
| 2909.50.50.00 | Other | 5.5% |
| 2909.60 | Alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides and their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: | — |
| 2909.60.10.00 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 5.5% |
| 2909.60.20.00 | Other | 5.5% |
| 2909.60.50.00 | Other | 3.7% |
Classification of certain chemicals
DIETHYL ETHER (ETHYLETHER)
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
