Salbutamol (Albuterol) Base Powder from Japan
Salbutamol, also known as albuterol, is explicitly named in HTS 2922.50.1300 as a beta-2 adrenergic agonist with aromatic amino-alcohol oxygen function. This bulk active pharmaceutical ingredient is used in asthma inhalers and bronchodilators. It qualifies due to its precise chemical classification as a listed drug.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
27.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6215%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
• Submit certificates of analysis verifying salbutamol content and absence of sulfate form to confirm base classification
• Check DEA scheduling status though not controlled; include end-use statement for pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Package in USP-compliant containers to prevent stability issues during ocean freight