Organo-sulfur compounds, not elsewhere specified

US trade by year

US imports were $947.4M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 31% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $611.5M, down 19%. In January 2022 the HS 2022 revision moved some goods between this code and 2930.10, so part of a change across the dashed line can be the revision. In January 2017 the HS 2017 revision moved some goods between this code and 2930.60, 2930.70 and 2930.80, so part of a change across the dashed line can be the revision. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

• Switzerland
• China
• Spain
• India
• All countries

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.

The 3 largest suppliers had 62.9% of US imports over the last 12 months.

Landed cost by origin

What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.

• Price
• Freight and insurance
• Duty

Landed at a US port, Spain was cheapest, at $4.46/kg: 10.2% below France.

Landed cost from Switzerland rose 3272% on a year earlier, to $19,549/kg, mostly on price: $569.15/kg then, $19,492/kg now.

How the market is shifting

Switzerland gained the most share: 23.8% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 4.3% in the 12 months before. China lost the most: 22.8%, down from 29.8%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

• Switzerland
• China
• Spain
• India
• All countries

Tariff actions touching this product

When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.

1. February–April 2026 · Duty paid: China 37.2% → 23.2%, Spain 14.1% → 2.5%, India 26.9% → 11.0%, all countries 18.0% → 9.4%.
   • Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the Framework for a United States-Switzerland-Liechtenstein Agreement on Fair, Balanced, and Reciprocal TradeDec 18, 2025 · International Trade Administration
2. April–October 2025 · Duty paid: Switzerland 0.4% → 11.4%, China 19.8% → 34.5%, Spain 0.4% → 9.5%, India 7.3% → 24.7%, all countries 12.8% → 18.4%.
   • Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the U.S.-EU Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced TradeSep 25, 2025 · Office of the US Trade Representative
3. April 2023 · Duty paid: China 19.5% → 14.0%.
4. July 2021 · Duty paid: China 22.5% → 14.3%, all countries 12.9% → 7.4%.
   • Methionine From Japan: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Negative Determination of Critical CircumstancesJul 23, 2021 · International Trade Administration
   • Methionine From Spain: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical CircumstancesJul 23, 2021 · International Trade Administration
   • Methionine From France: Antidumping Duty OrderJul 13, 2021 · International Trade Administration
5. January 2021 · Duty paid: China 6.5% → 22.9%, all countries 3.0% → 13.1%.
6. May 2019 · Duty paid: China 1.7% → 10.4%.
   • Request for Comments Concerning Proposed Modification of Action Pursuant to Section 301: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and InnovationMay 17, 2019 · Office of the US Trade Representative

Federal Register notices from the last 12 months that list this product's tariff codes. A notice can add a duty, exclude products from one or only mention them, so read each for what it changes. Search the Federal Register for 2930.90

• Guidance and Procedures for Implementing Tariff Adjustments for Specialty Pharmaceuticals and Associated Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Technical Corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States for Duties Imposed Under Proclamation 11020Sep 23, 2026 · Bureau of Industry and Security
• Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal DeforestationJul 20, 2026 · Office of the US Trade Representative
• Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal DeforestationJun 4, 2026 · Office of the US Trade Representative
• Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the Framework for a United States-Switzerland-Liechtenstein Agreement on Fair, Balanced, and Reciprocal TradeDec 18, 2025 · International Trade Administration

Markets abroad

Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 113 have reported 2025 so far. Where a country's figure for imports from the US is under half or over double what the US recorded exporting there that year, the US figure is shown under it.

The biggest market outside the US is Brazil, which imported $760.2M of this product in 2025, 5.1% of that from the US.

The US supplies 35.1% of imports into Belgium, but under 10% into Brazil and South Korea.

Of these, imports into Japan grew fastest: up 18% from 2024 to 2025.

Related products

Other products under heading 2930: organo-sulfur compounds. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.