N-(4-Aminophenyl)acetamide (p-Aminoacetanilide) from Japan
p-Aminoacetanilide is an N-acetylated amino-phenol ether equivalent, with single oxygen function in acetamido group classifying under 2922.29.81.90. Intermediate for paracetamol and dyes. Acetyl doesn't constitute additional oxygen function.
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
• Melting point 92°C confirms identity; customs tests suspect generic 'amino-phenols'
• Acetanilide hydrolysis risk—ship <30°C with silica gel packs to prevent degradation claims
• Paracetamol pathway docs help prove non-pharma bulk status avoiding 300x duties