D(-)-p-Hydroxyphenylglycine Potassium Salt from Japan
Potassium salt derivative of d(-)-p-Hydroxyphenylglycine, fitting HTS 2922.50.11.00 as an inorganic salt of a chemically defined aromatic amino-acid-phenol. Used in bioprocesses for antibiotic side-chain synthesis.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
21%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%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 heavy metals per USP standards; impurities >ppm levels trigger FDA scrutiny
• Use NA 1759 UN number for transport; verify IMDG compliance for ocean freight
• Document as 'not for human consumption' to sidestep Chapter 30 finished product rules