Dimethyl Tartrate from Japan
Dimethyl tartrate serves as an intermediate in pharmaceutical synthesis and polymer production. Under HTS 2918.13.5000 as 'other' tartaric acid esters, it adheres to Chapter 29 rules for carboxylic acids with alcohol function. Its simple ester structure avoids reclassification.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
23.1%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6210.6%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
• Supply synthesis pathway docs to prove ester identity; store/segregate from acids to prevent hydrolysis; check EU REACH for origin compliance