Aspirin Sodium Salt from Germany
The sodium salt of O-acetylsalicylic acid, commonly used in pharmaceutical formulations for improved water solubility in effervescent tablets and injections. Classified under HTS 2918.22.5000 as a salt of O-acetylsalicylic acid per Chapter 29 notes on inorganic salts of organic acid-function compounds. Meets chapter requirements for separate chemically defined organic compounds.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
18.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%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
• Verify purity certificate (≥99%) and CAS 37222-66-5 documentation; ensure pharma-grade compliance with FDA/USP standards; avoid misclassification as finished drugs under Chapter 30