2918.29.65.00/Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid)/Germany

Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid) from Germany

Acetylsalicylic acid is a carboxylic acid with phenol function (salicylate structure) used as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent. It falls under HTS 2918.29.65.00 as a product described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI, which covers specific pharmaceutical carboxylic acids in this category. This pure chemical compound is imported for pharmaceutical manufacturing or bulk medicinal use.

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

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Import Tips

• Provide detailed chemical analysis certificates confirming purity and structure to verify classification under chapter 29 note (a)

• Ensure compliance with FDA import requirements for pharmaceutical precursors, including Drug Master Files if applicable

• Avoid misclassification as finished dosage forms (heading 3003/3004) by importing as pure bulk chemical only