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DL-Phenylalanine from Japan

DL-Phenylalanine is an aromatic amino acid with a single carboxylic acid oxygen function, classified under HTS 2922.49.30.00 as it falls within additional U.S. note 3 to section VI for specific oxygen-function amino-compounds. It is used in nutritional supplements and pharmaceutical intermediates.

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)

Import Tips

Verify purity certificate to confirm it meets chapter 29 chemical definition; declare as pure compound not mixed with excipients

Common pitfall: misclassifying as protein hydrolysate

DL-Phenylalanine from Japan — Import Duty Rate | HTS 2922.49.30.00