Bupivacaine Hydrochloride from Germany
Bupivacaine hydrochloride is a piperidine derivative with amino-alcohol oxygen function, used in spinal and epidural anesthesia. Falls under HTS 2922.50.2500 as an aromatic 'other' drug compound with oxygen function. Qualifies as separate chemically defined organic compound per Chapter 29 note (a).
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%Pharmaceuticals: patented pharma from JP/EU/KR/CH/LI — 15% floor rate
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Submit Type II DMF to FDA prior to import; include chiral purity certificate for S-enantiomer
• Label containers with 'For Manufacturing Use Only' to maintain bulk API status