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Industrial Grade Melamine Crystal from Japan

High-purity melamine crystals used in manufacturing melamine-formaldehyde resins for laminates and coatings. Classified under HTS 2933.61.00.00 due to its unfused triazine ring structure as a separate chemically defined compound. Meets chapter notes for heterocyclic nitrogen compounds.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

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

• Include manufacturer's specification sheet confirming ≥99% purity to avoid reclassification as impure mixture

• Check for anti-dumping duties from specific countries; maintain origin certificates