D(-)-p-Hydroxyphenylglycine Sodium Salt from Germany
Sodium salt of d(-)-p-Hydroxyphenylglycine, an aromatic oxygen-function amino-acid salt explicitly covered by HTS 2922.50.11.00 as per Chapter 29 classification rules for salts of organic compounds. Widely used in the manufacturing of semisynthetic penicillins and cephalosporins.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
18.5%
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
9903.05.3910%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
• Verify stereospecificity with polarimetry data (specific rotation for d(-)-isomer) to prevent reclassification disputes
• Label as 'pharmaceutical intermediate, not for direct medicinal use' to comply with FDA import alerts on unapproved drugs
• Check for stabilizer additions per Chapter 29 note (f); excess additives may shift to heading 3824