C-533-925: countervailing duty order on Melamine from India
C-533-925 is the US Department of Commerce case number for the countervailing duty order on Melamine from India, in force since 9 April 2025. Goods in scope entered under this case carry a countervailing cash deposit at entry on top of the normal duty.
Reviewed September 2026 against the ITA order list and the Federal Register.
Case numberC-533-925Countervailing duty (CVD)
Companion antidumping duty caseA-533-924 antidumping →the same product from the same country under the other duty law; both deposits apply to one entry
ProductMelamine ITA commodity group: Chemicals and Allied Industries
Next sunset reviewMarch 2030 month Commerce is due to initiate the five-year review
Rates
The rate table for this case is not carried on this page. The cash deposit an entry pays is the rate assigned to the exporter or producer on the invoice in the latest administrative review; look it up in Commerce's ACCESS case record or ask your broker.
HTS numbers named in the scope
The subheadings the notice lists as the ones subject merchandise may enter under. They are given for convenience; the written scope is what decides whether goods are covered, and goods under other numbers can still be in scope.
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to these orders is melamine (Chemical
Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number 108-78-01, molecular formula
C3 H6 N6). 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 15221. Scopes are amended by later scope rulings and circumvention findings; the notice list below has them.
What C-533-925 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 India carries both deposits. The same product from two plants in India can deposit at different rates, so ask the supplier which legal entity will appear as exporter and as producer on the invoice before you price the order.
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, then CBP liquidates it at the rate that review sets, and bills or refunds the difference with interest. AD/CVD entries therefore stay open for years, and the importer of record carries the difference. Commerce must be asked for a review each anniversary month of the order; 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. If it is not filed, 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. Goods finished, cut or packaged in a third country stay in scope if the notice's written scope covers them, so 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 add antidumping or countervailing deposits. Add the deposit at your supplier's current rate on top of what it shows. Airlift USA does not hold a US customs broker licence; 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 India under C-533-925?
Tell us the product, the exporter and producer named on the invoice, the load port, the US delivery point and the ready date. We come back with the ocean freight, the destination charges and 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.