L-Aspartic Acid USP Grade from Japan
Pharmaceutical-grade L-aspartic acid meeting USP standards, a chemically defined amino acid used in drug formulations and nutritional supplements. It falls under HTS 2922.49.49.15 as a pure L-isomer of aspartic acid, an oxygen-function amino-acid other than those with multiple oxygen functions. This non-essential amino acid plays a key role in protein synthesis and metabolic pathways.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
23.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6210.8%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
• Provide Certificate of Analysis (COA) confirming L-isomer purity >98% and USP compliance to avoid reclassification
• Declare exact enantiomeric purity as impurities may trigger Chapter 29 note exclusions
• Include end-use documentation for pharma/food to prevent misclassification as industrial chemical