DL-Valine Feed Grade from Japan
DL-Valine Feed Grade is a branched-chain amino acid supplementing livestock rations for muscle development. Classified in HTS 2922.49.80.00 for its amino acid structure with single carboxyl oxygen function, meeting chapter requirements for separate chemically defined compounds.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
23.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211.3%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
• Test for optical purity if claiming L-form benefits; use tamper-evident bulk packaging for feed safety; declare exact DL ratio to prevent undervaluation