Phenylglycine from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
21%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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