L-Lysine Monohydrochloride from Germany
L-Lysine HCl is the hydrochloride salt of essential amino acid lysine, provided for under other amino acids in HTS 2922.49.4950. Essential for animal feed (90% usage) and human nutrition products.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
20.8%
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
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• 98.5% minimum assay with heavy metals <10ppm for feed grade acceptance
• Particle size distribution data prevents flowability complaints
• Origin certificates critical due to Chinese antidumping history