Ephedrine and its salts
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Products classified under Tariff item 2939.41.00
Ephedrine Base (Free Base Form)
Ephedrine base in its free base form is the non-salt alkaloid itself, typically used as an intermediate for producing various ephedrine salts. As the parent alkaloid of ephedra, it falls directly under this tariff item, which covers ephedrine and its salts, whether natural or synthetically reproduced.
Ephedrine Hydrochloride
Ephedrine hydrochloride is the hydrochloride salt of the alkaloid ephedrine, commonly used in pharmaceuticals as a bronchodilator or decongestant. As a salt of ephedrine, it is explicitly included in this tariff item, which covers ephedrine and its salts.
Ephedrine Mandelate
Ephedrine mandelate is a salt formed by combining ephedrine with mandelic acid, used in certain urinary tract formulations. As a salt of ephedrine, it falls under this tariff item, which covers ephedrine and its salts, per Chapter 29 note 5(C)(1) on inorganic salts of organic compounds.
Ephedrine Sulfate
Ephedrine sulfate is a water-soluble salt of ephedrine used in bronchodilators and nasal decongestants. As a salt of ephedrine, it is directly covered by this tariff item, which includes ephedrine and its salts.
Pharmaceutical Grade Ephedrine HCl USP
Pharmaceutical grade ephedrine HCl meeting USP standards is a high-purity salt of ephedrine used in prescription drugs. It falls under this tariff item as a salt of ephedrine, with the USP grade confirming its quality for medicinal applications.
Sterile Ephedrine Hydrochloride Injection Concentrate
Sterile ephedrine hydrochloride injection concentrate is a water solution of ephedrine HCl at 50mg/mL for hospital use. Chapter 29 note 1(d) allows water solutions of ephedrine salts to remain in this chapter, so this product falls under this tariff item as a salt of ephedrine.
Synthetic Ephedrine Hydrochloride
Synthetic ephedrine hydrochloride is produced in a laboratory and is chemically identical to the natural alkaloid salt. This tariff item explicitly covers alkaloids 'reproduced by synthesis' and their salts, making this product classifiable here.