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DL-Phenylalanine from Mexico

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 — Mexico → United States

100%

Rate breakdown

9903.04.6093.5%Pharmaceuticals Annex IV: patented pharma articles — 100% 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 Mexico — Import Duty Rate | HTS 2922.49.30.00