Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-s-triazine (RDX) from Germany
RDX is a hydrogenated triazine ring compound with nitro groups, classified under HTS 2933.69.6050 as a heterocyclic nitrogen hetero-atom compound. It is a high explosive used in military ordnance and demolition.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
21.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211.5%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
• Requires ATF explosives permit and State Department export license; chemical classification doesn't exempt munitions controls
• Declare as 'explosive intermediate' with UN 0072 classification for transport