What is the US duty on formic acid from China?
The USITC extract imported on 25 September 2026 stores a general rate of 5.5 percent on HTS 2915.11.00.00, described as Formic acid. The other rate on that line is 22.5 percent. The special-rate text does not name China. There is no footnote.
Heading 2915 stores no rate. Salts of formic acid, HTS 2915.12.00.00, store 5.5 percent general and 27.5 percent other, and this page does not copy 22.5 percent onto that line. Additional duties on the formic acid line are blank, so this file does not store a Section 301 percent. The anti-dumping file dated 16 May 2026 has no heading 2915 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.
Rate stored on the formic acid 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. HTS 2915.11.00.00 stores the unit kg. It has no statistical suffix. The special-rate text is Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG). That text does not name China.
| HTS | Description | General rate | Additional duties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2915 | Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | blank | blank |
| 2915.11.00.00 | Formic acid | 5.5% | blank |
| 2915.12.00.00 | Salts of formic acid | 5.5% | blank |
The other column is not shown. It does not apply to goods of China.
HTS 2915.13, esters of formic acid, stores no rate. Its aromatic suffix stores 5.5 percent general and an other rate of 15.4 cents per kg plus 58 percent. The other esters suffix stores 3.7 percent general and 25 percent other. Those are not the formic acid line. This page does not turn 5.5 percent into a China total.
Confirm the line on hts.usitc.gov before you quote. Section 301 stays on the USTR Section 301 page. Acetic acid is a different line on the same heading. The answer is on US duty on acetic acid from China.
The anti-dumping file, updated_at 2026-05-16T23:32:23.566Z, has no heading 2915 row. That gap is not a finding that no order exists. Check ACCESS before you treat it as a clearance.
A list of codes, three free and up to 50 on Pro, is on the China duty list. Subscribe for the longer list and the copyable report. A rate there is shown only when the file stores it.
Frequently asked
What is the US duty on formic acid from China?
The USITC extract imported on 25 September 2026 stores a general rate of 5.5 percent on HTS 2915.11.00.00, described as Formic acid. The other rate on that line is 22.5 percent. The special-rate text does not name China. There is no footnote. Additional duties are blank, so this file does not store a Section 301 percent. The anti-dumping file has no heading 2915 row.
Are salts of formic acid the same line?
No. Salts of formic acid, HTS 2915.12.00.00, store 5.5 percent general and 27.5 percent other. Heading 2915 stores no rate. The file does not copy 22.5 percent onto the salts line or onto the heading.
Does this page turn 5.5 percent into a China total?
No. Additional duties are 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 there a US anti-dumping case on formic acid from China in this file?
The anti-dumping file dated 16 May 2026 has 154 entries and no row whose HS codes start with 2915. That gap is not a finding that no order exists. The cash-deposit rate, if a case covers the shipment, is on ACCESS.
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