Ziram Fungicide from Japan
Ziram is a dimethyl dithiocarbamate fungicide used primarily in agriculture for controlling fungal diseases on crops like fruits and vegetables. As a zinc salt of dimethyldithiocarbamic acid with an aromatic component in its formulation, it falls under HTS 2930.20.20.50 as an aromatic dithiocarbamate. This classification applies to separate chemically defined organo-sulfur compounds per Chapter 29 notes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
21%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify purity and impurities meet Chapter 29 note (a) for chemically defined compounds; provide Certificates of Analysis
• Ensure proper labeling as hazardous material under DOT regulations for dithiocarbamate pesticides
• Obtain EPA registration documentation if intended for pesticide use to avoid customs holds