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0510.00.40.40/Cantharides Powder/Japan

Cantharides Powder from Japan

Dried and powdered blister beetles (Cantharis vesicatoria) used historically as a vesicant and in pharmaceutical preparations for their cantharidin content. Classified under HTS 0510.00.4040 as cantharides, an animal product specifically for pharmaceutical use. Not for direct consumption but as a raw material in drug compounding.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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Import Tips

• Verify CITES permits if sourced from regulated beetle species; ensure documentation proves pharmaceutical end-use to avoid reclassification as inedible waste

• Label clearly as non-edible to comply with FDA import requirements