Monomethylamine Hydrochloride from China
Monomethylamine hydrochloride is the salt form of methylamine, a simple acyclic monoamine, used primarily in organic synthesis for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. It falls under HTS 2921.11.00.00 as a salt of methylamine, explicitly covered by the heading for methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts. This chemically defined compound meets Chapter 29 note (a) for separate organic compounds.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Verify purity certificate to confirm it's a chemically defined compound per Chapter 29 notes; ensure SDS includes CAS number 593-51-1
• Common pitfall: misclassifying as mixtures if impurities exceed trace levels