Tetramethylthiuram Monosulfide (TMTM) from China
Tetramethylthiuram monosulfide (TMTM) serves as a delayed-action accelerator in rubber compounding, particularly for thick articles. It is classified in HTS 2930.30.60.00 as an 'other' thiuram sulfide under organo-sulfur compounds, containing the required direct sulfur-carbon linkages. This product is handled as a high-purity chemical intermediate.
Duty Rate — China → United States
137.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6096.3%Except as provided in heading 9903.04.61, patented pharmaceutical articles as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (d) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Include structural formula verification in documentation to prove thiuram classification; ensure no metal coordination that would shift to heading 2942; store in original industrial packaging to avoid retail classification