Pharmaceutical Grade Cuprous Oxide USP from China
Ultra-pure cuprous oxide (Cu2O) meeting USP standards for use in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications as a trace mineral source. Falls under HTS 2825.50.20.00 as a chemically defined inorganic copper oxide, not an organic compound.
Duty Rate — China → United States
42.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include FDA Drug Master File or USP certificate; subject to FDA import alerts for heavy metals
• Declare exact purity (>99.5%) and batch analysis to confirm inorganic base classification
• Use tamper-evident packaging to meet pharmaceutical import security standards