Alanine Sodium Salt from Japan
Alanine sodium salt is the sodium salt form of alanine used in pharmaceutical buffers and injectables. Per chapter notes, inorganic salts of amino acids remain classified with the parent organic compound under HTS 2922.49.4910.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
4.2%
Rate breakdown
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
• Chapter note (C)(1) confirms salt stays with parent acid classification; include salt content analysis
• Pharma imports need DMF filing and FDA import license verification
• Avoid misclassification as separate inorganic salt by providing molecular structure