L-Phenylalanine from Japan
L-Phenylalanine is a precursor amino acid in aspartame production and nutritional products. Classified under HTS 2922.49.80.00 as an oxygen-function amino-acid without multiple oxygen types.
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
• Certify phenylketonuria warnings for PKU-sensitive imports; validate HPLC purity >99%; segregate from aspartame mixtures