4-Fluorophenylalanine from Canada
4-Fluorophenylalanine is a halogenated aromatic amino acid used in PET imaging tracers and protein engineering, falling under HTS 2922.49.37.00. The fluorine substitution doesn't alter its oxygen-function amino-acid classification per chapter note 4. Qualifies as chemically defined compound of note (a).
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
110%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6093.5%Except as provided in heading 9903.04.61, patented pharmaceutical articles as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (d) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.2910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.93, articles the product of Canada, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include fluorine-19 NMR data confirming substitution pattern; halogenated derivatives stay in parent heading
• Declare under TSCA with fluorochemical notification if >10,000 lbs/year
• Avoid classifying as 'radioactive materials' (2844) unless C-11 or F-18 labeled isotopes