Meclizine Hydrochloride from Japan
Meclizine hydrochloride is an antihistamine for motion sickness containing a benzhydrylpiperazine structure. It is covered by HTS 2921.30.10.00 as a cyclanic amine derivative from aromatic compounds per U.S. note 3 to section VI.
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
• Provide stability data for shipping conditions
• Ensure chiral purity documentation if enantiomer-specific
• Avoid retail packaging to maintain chemical classification