Captax MBTS Rubber Accelerator from China
Captax MBTS is the commercial grade 2,2'-dithiobisbenzothiazole used in tire and rubber manufacturing as a delayed-action vulcanization accelerator. Classified under HTS 2934.20.10.00 due to its specific benzothiazole ring structure as a separate chemically defined organic compound. It improves scorch safety in natural and synthetic rubber compounds.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Verify CAS number 120-78-5 on all documentation for customs clearance; obtain REACH compliance if transshipping from EU
• Avoid pitfalls by distinguishing from powdered vs. oiled dispersions which may alter classification