Case numberC-428-853Countervailing duty (CVD)
Companion antidumping duty caseA-428-852 antidumping →same product and country under the other duty law; an entry pays both deposits ProductMelamine ITA commodity group: Chemicals and Allied Industries
CountryGermany
StatusCurrent Order
Next sunset reviewDecember 2029 the month Commerce is due to start the five-year review
Rates published in the order notice
29.72%All-others subsidy rate
As printed in the order notice (90 FR 8698, January 31, 2025). Your deposit today may differ: it is the rate the latest administrative review assigned to the exporter or producer on your invoice, which can be higher or lower. A company that has never been reviewed keeps the all-others rate. Check your supplier's current rate in Commerce's ACCESS case record before you price an order.
HTS numbers named in the scope
The notice lists these subheadings for convenience only. The written scope decides whether goods are covered, and goods entered under other HTS numbers can still be in scope.
Scope, from the order notice
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to these orders is melamine (Chemical
Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number 108-78-01, molecular formula
C<INF>3</INF> H<INF>6</INF> N<INF>6</INF>). Melamine is also known
as 2,4,6-triamino-s-triazine; 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6- triamine;
Cyanurotriamide; Cyanurotriamine; Cyanuramide; and by various brand
names. Melamine is a crystalline powder or granule. All melamine is
covered by the scope of these orders irrespective of purity,
particle size, or physical form. Melamine that has been blended with
other products is included within this scope when such blends
include constituent parts that have been intermingled, but that have
not been chemically reacted with each other to produce a different
product. For such blends, only the melamine component of the mixture
is covered by the scope of these orders. Melamine that is otherwise
subject to these orders is not excluded when commingled with
melamine from sources not subject to these orders. Only the subject
component of such commingled products is covered by the scope of
these orders.
The subject merchandise is provided for in subheading
2933.61.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading and CAS registry number are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope is dispositive.
Excerpt from 90 FR 8698. Later scope rulings and circumvention findings can change the scope; check the Federal Register notices below.
What C-428-853 means when you import
Cash deposit at entry. For every entry of goods in scope, CBP collects an estimated countervailing duty cash deposit at the rate assigned to the exporter or producer on the entry, on top of the Column 1 duty and any Chapter 99 trade-remedy lines. Because a companion antidumping case exists, an entry of Melamine from Germany carries both deposits.
Your supplier sets your rate. The same product from two plants in Germany can deposit at different rates. Before you price the order, ask the supplier which legal entity will appear as exporter and as producer on the invoice.
Deposit now, final duty later. The deposit is not the final duty. The entry stays unliquidated until Commerce completes the administrative review for the period it was entered in. CBP then liquidates it at the rate that review sets and bills or refunds the difference with interest. AD/CVD entries can stay open for years, and the importer of record carries the difference. A review happens only if Commerce is asked for one in the order's anniversary month; if nobody asks, entries liquidate at the deposit rate.
Reimbursement certificate. Before liquidation, the importer files a certificate under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) stating whether the exporter has paid or reimbursed the antidumping duty. Without it, Commerce may presume reimbursement and deduct the duty a second time in the margin calculation. Brokers file it with the entry summary; make sure yours does.
Entry reporting. The AD/CVD case number goes on the 7501 line alongside the HTS number, and any Chapter 99 lines the goods carry are reported in the order CBP prescribes; the tariff updates tracker carries the current Chapter 99 sequence and the actions behind it.
Shipping from a third country doesn't change the origin. Goods finished, cut or packaged in a third country stay in scope if the notice's written scope covers them. A change of shipping origin is not a change of AD/CVD origin.
Estimating the stack. The tariff simulator returns the Column 1 rate and the Chapter 99 additional duties for an HTS number and origin. It does not include antidumping or countervailing deposits, so add the deposit at your supplier's current rate on top. Airlift USA does not hold a US customs broker license; entries on cargo we move are filed through our licensed broker network.
Case list: AD/CVD Orders and Suspension Agreements, International Trade Administration, Enforcement and Compliance — ITA dashboard, export of September 2026. Notices, rates and HTS numbers: Federal Register API v1. Both are US Government works in the public domain. This page is a reference, not legal or customs advice.
Importing melamine from Germany under C-428-853?
Send us the product, the exporter and producer named on the invoice, the load port, the US delivery point and the ready date. We quote the ocean freight and destination charges and explain how the entry is filed through our licensed broker network. The AD/CVD cash deposit itself is set by the rate on the entry, not by us.