Thiram Rubber Accelerator from China
Thiram, tetramethylthiuram disulfide, functions as a vulcanization accelerator in rubber manufacturing. Classified under HTS 2930.20.90 as an 'other' dithiocarbamate due to its organo-sulfur structure with S-C bonds, distinct from pesticide uses but same chemical heading per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.2%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• TSCA inventory check mandatory; provide PMN if new use in rubber formulation
• Specify industrial end-use to differentiate from pesticide imports requiring EPA