2-Mercaptothiazoline from Canada
2-Mercaptothiazoline (2-thiazoline-2-thiol) features a hydrogenated thiazole ring (thiazoline) with aromatic character through conjugation, used in rubber vulcanization. HTS 2934.10.20.00 covers 'whether or not hydrogenated' aromatic/modified aromatic thiazoles. Chemically defined per Chapter 29 note (a).
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
110%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6093.5%Except as provided in heading 9903.04.61, patented pharmaceutical articles as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (d) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.2910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.93, articles the product of Canada, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Technical data sheet proving thiazole ring integrity required for classification
• Declare end-use as chemical intermediate, not rubber accelerator mixture
• Purity >98% certification prevents prepared mixture classification under 3824