Gentisate Sodium Hemihydrate from Germany
Sodium gentisate hemihydrate, salt of the named gentisic acid, remains classified under HTS 2918.29.2000 as water of hydration doesn't change chemical definition. Used in injectables and topicals.
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
• Karl Fischer titration for 0.5 H2O; CAS 16023-90-0 declaration
• Sterile grade needs additional DMF filing