Prilocaine Hydrochloride from Mexico
Prilocaine hydrochloride, an amino-ester local anesthetic with aromatic oxygen function, used in dental procedures. HTS 2922.50.2500 covers this as 'other' aromatic amino-compound drug. Structure includes toluidine ring with ester oxygen meeting oxygen-function criteria.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
100%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6093.5%Pharmaceuticals: patented pharma articles — 100% 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
• Include methemoglobinemia risk data sheet required for anesthetic APIs
• Verify EP/USP monograph compliance; test for o-toluidine impurities
• Use UN-approved packaging for corrosive HCl salt during ocean freight