Ephedrine Hydrochloride from Japan
Ephedrine hydrochloride is an aromatic amino-alcohol salt used primarily as a pharmaceutical drug for treating bronchial asthma and nasal congestion. It falls under HTS 2922.19.0900 as an aromatic oxygen-function amino-compound (amino-alcohol) classified as a drug. The chemical structure features a phenethylamine backbone with a hydroxyl group, meeting the chapter's criteria for separate chemically defined organic compounds.
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
• Obtain FDA Drug Master File and DEA import permit due to controlled substance status; verify Schedule IV listing
• Provide Certificate of Analysis confirming >98% purity and chiral specification (1R,2S isomer) to avoid reclassification