N-Oxydiethylenebenzothiazole-2-Sulfenamide (NOBS/MBS) from Germany
NOBS provides delayed vulcanization with rapid curing rates, ideal for thick rubber articles like tires. This sulfenamide's principal rubber processing function places it under HTS 2930.90.92.31 as a chemically defined organo-sulfur compound.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
21.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211.3%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
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Specify 'sulfenamide accelerator' on commercial invoice with CAS 102-77-2
• Purity >96% required for this classification; lower grades become mixtures
• Shelf life declaration important as these decompose over time