Melamine (2,4,6-Triamino-1,3,5-triazine) from Japan

Melamine is a chemically defined organic compound containing an unfused triazine ring with three amino groups attached, making it a classic example under HTS 2933.69.60. It is widely used as a raw material in resins, plastics, and flame retardants, classified here due to its specific heterocyclic nitrogen structure as per Chapter 29 notes.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

3.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Verify purity and provide chemical analysis certificates to confirm it meets 'chemically defined' criteria under Chapter 29 note (a)

Include safety data sheets (SDS) as stabilizers or anti-dusting agents are allowed per note (f) and (g) without reclassification

Avoid retail packaging over standard transport sizes to prevent exclusion under chapter exclusions for consumer forms