Phenylglycine from China
Phenylglycine (alpha-amino-phenylacetic acid) is an aromatic amino acid used as intermediate in antibiotic synthesis, classified in HTS 2922.49.37.00 as other aromatic oxygen-function amino-compounds. It features a single carboxyl group and phenyl substitution on the alpha-carbon. Meets Chapter 29 note (a) for separate chemically defined organic compounds.
Duty Rate — China → United States
31.5%
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)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Submit manufacturer's specification sheet confirming CAS 2835-06-5 (DL) or 875-74-1 (L) and HPLC purity to validate classification
• Comply with TSCA import certification; declare as non-PBT chemical to avoid EPA holds