Anthraquinone Pharmaceutical Intermediate from Germany
Synthetic anthraquinone used as a key intermediate in producing anthracycline chemotherapy drugs like doxorubicin. It qualifies for HTS 2914.69.21.00 as a quinone 'drug' under Chapter 29 due to its specific pharmaceutical application and chemical definition.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
19.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.629.5%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
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include end-user letters from pharma manufacturers proving drug synthesis use to secure 'drugs' classification
• High purity (>99%) required; test certificates must specify absence of isomers per Chapter 29 note (b)