Phenylpropanolamine Hydrochloride from Japan
Phenylpropanolamine hydrochloride was used as a nasal decongestant and appetite suppressant before regulatory restrictions. Still classified under HTS 2921.49.43.00 as an aromatic monoamine drug salt. Features phenethylamine backbone structure.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%Pharmaceuticals: patented pharma from JP/EU/KR/CH/LI — 15% floor rate
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
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