Caffeic Acid Pharmaceutical Grade from Japan
Caffeic acid (3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid), a hydroxycinnamic acid and its salts, falls under HTS 2918.29.2000 due to its phenolic carboxylic acid structure without other oxygen functions. Supplied as high-purity powder for drug synthesis and antioxidant applications.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
21%
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
9903.05.4912.5%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
• Submit stability data showing no degradation products; declare moisture <0.5% to confirm chemical purity
• Comply with DEA precursor chemical reporting if used in synthesis pathways, though not listed substance
• Use industrial packaging only; retail packs risk 3824 classification as lab reagent mixtures