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Valerolactam (5-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone) from Germany

Valerolactam is a substituted five-membered lactam used in polymer synthesis and as pharmaceutical intermediate. HTS 2933.79.85.00 covers this alkyl-substituted lactam not specifically named in prior subheadings. Meets nitrogen-heteroatom only heterocyclic criteria.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

15%

Rate breakdown

9903.04.628.5%Pharmaceuticals: patented pharma from JP/EU/KR/CH/LI — 15% floor rate
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)

Import Tips

Include synthetic route documentation confirming lactam ring integrity vs acyclic amide formation

Verify no halogen/sulfur content per notes to headings 2930-2931 exclusion criteria