What is the US duty on ethylene glycol from China?
The USITC extract imported on 25 September 2026 stores a general rate of 5.5 percent on ethylene glycol (ethanediol), HTS 2905.31.00.00. The file does not use MEG. That 5.5 percent is the general rate in the file. It is not a China total.
The other rate on the same line is 63 percent. Additional duties are blank, so this file does not store a Section 301 percent. The anti-dumping file dated 16 May 2026 has no ethylene glycol row and stores no cash-deposit percent for it. This page is the United States file only. It does not state an Australian duty or a ChAFTA percent.
Open 2905.31.00.00 in the duty checkRate stored on the ethylene glycol line
Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule export, updated_at 2026-09-25T11:27:06.251Z, from hts.usitc.gov exportList chapters 28 to 39. The public schedule is at hts.usitc.gov. The unit on the line is kg. The line has no statistical suffix and no footnote. Heading 2905 in the file reads "Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:".
| HTS | Description | General rate | Special rate | Additional duties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2905.31.00.00 | Ethylene glycol (Ethanediol) | 5.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | blank |
| 2905.32.00.00 | Propylene glycol (Propane-1,2-diol) | 5.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | blank |
| 2909.41.00.00 | 2,2'-Oxydiethanol (Diethylene glycol, Digol) | 5.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | blank |
The other column is not shown. It does not apply to goods of China.
The first row is the ethylene glycol line. The special-rate text does not name China. This page does not treat Free as a China rate, and it does not apply the 63 percent other rate to a China shipment. Propylene glycol is the same 5.5 percent general rate with a 51 percent other rate. Diethylene glycol is heading 2909, not 2905, and its other rate is 54.5 percent. Do not paste 63 percent onto those lines.
Hexylene glycol, HTS 2905.39.60.00, stores a general rate of Free, not 5.5 percent. The parent line 2905.39 stores no rate. Methanol is also heading 2905 and is not this line. The answer is on US duty on methanol from China. Section 301 stays on the USTR Section 301 page.
Anti-dumping file
Source: the US AD/CVD file, updated_at 2026-05-16T23:32:23.566Z, 154 entries, drawn from the Trade.gov China scope index. No product name includes glycol. No row uses heading 2905 or heading 2909. The file therefore stores no cash-deposit percent for ethylene glycol. Check ACCESS before you treat that gap as a clearance.
Frequently asked
What is the US duty on ethylene glycol from China?
The USITC extract imported on 25 September 2026 stores a general rate of 5.5 percent on ethylene glycol (ethanediol), HTS 2905.31.00.00. The file does not use MEG. That 5.5 percent is the general rate in the file, not a China total. The other rate on the same line is 63 percent. Additional duties are blank, so this file does not store a Section 301 percent. The anti-dumping file has no ethylene glycol row and stores no cash-deposit percent for it.
Does the 5.5 percent include Section 301?
No. additional_duties on 2905.31.00.00 is blank. Section 301 list membership and the extra percent are not in this file. Read the line on hts.usitc.gov and the USTR Section 301 page before you quote.
Is diethylene glycol the same line?
No. Diethylene glycol is HTS 2909.41.00.00, described as 2,2'-Oxydiethanol (Diethylene glycol, Digol). It stores a general rate of 5.5 percent and an other rate of 54.5 percent, not 63 percent. Propylene glycol, HTS 2905.32.00.00, also stores 5.5 percent general, with an other rate of 51 percent.
Is there a US anti-dumping case on ethylene glycol from China in this file?
The anti-dumping file dated 16 May 2026 has no row whose product name includes glycol, and it has no heading 2905 row and no heading 2909 row. That gap is not a finding that no order exists. The cash-deposit rate, if a case covers the shipment, is on ACCESS.
Want a real price from a checked factory?
Tell us the chemical, grade and quantity. A person on our team in Shanghai sends you a real, checked factory, and your first one is free.
Sourzi shows what official files say. It is not customs or legal advice. For a binding answer, ask a licensed customs broker, a CBP ruling or an Australian Border Force Tariff Advice.
File dates and links are on Data sources.