Ibuprofen Free Acid Powder from Japan
Pure free acid form of ibuprofen in micronized powder for direct compression tableting. Specifically enumerated under HTS 2916.39.15.00 as the aromatic monocarboxylic acid derivative. Widely imported for over-the-counter analgesic production.
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
Import Tips
• Use anti-caking stabilized packaging per chapter note 6(f); provide particle size distribution data
• Pitfall: retail-ready granulation shifts to Chapter 30