Triazine-based Rubber Accelerator TZ from China
TZ (2-mercapto-4,6-bis(pentylamino)-s-triazine) functions as a delayed-action vulcanization accelerator for natural and synthetic rubber, improving processing safety. Classified under HTS 2933.69.60.30 as it contains an unfused triazine ring and is principally used in rubber processing, fitting Chapter 29's scope for separate chemically defined compounds.
Duty Rate — China → United States
23.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include end-use statements specifying rubber vulcanization to justify 2933.69.60.30 over general triazine codes; CBP often challenges accelerator classifications
• Test for >95% purity to avoid reclassification as mixtures under Chapter 38; declare CAS 59619-57-0 explicitly