2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-ylmethanol from Japan
This protected glycerol derivative (solketal analog) serves as a pharmaceutical intermediate. Chemically defined glycerol ether under HTS 2909.49.20.00. Used in antiviral synthesis.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
23.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211.3%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
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
Import Tips
• Chiral purity (ee%) documentation essential for pharma use
• Store cool; provide stability data for transport
• Avoid mixtures that trigger 3824 chemical prep classification