L-Lysine Monohydrochloride from Germany
L-Lysine Monohydrochloride is the salt form of the essential amino acid lysine, widely used in poultry and swine feed. It qualifies for HTS 2922.49.80.00 as salts of amino-acids with single oxygen function, where inorganic salts follow the organic compound's heading per chapter note 3(C)(1).
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
21.3%
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
9903.05.3910%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
• Include assay reports showing >98% lysine HCl content; segregate from free-base lysine to avoid salt misclassification; comply with AAFCO labeling for feed use