DL-Homophenylalanine from China
DL-Homophenylalanine is a phenylalanine homolog with extended carbon chain, classified under HTS 2922.49.37.00 as an other aromatic amino-acid. The single oxygen-function carboxyl group qualifies it for this oxygen-function amino-compound heading. Used in peptide synthesis and pharmaceutical research.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide comparative structural data vs. phenylalanine to justify 2922 classification over acyclic hydrocarbons
• Ensure COA specifies enantiomeric ratio if not fully racemic; pure enantiomers may trigger different pharma regs