Lidocaine Hydrochloride from Japan
Lidocaine hydrochloride is an aromatic amino-compound with oxygen function, specifically a local anesthetic derived from xylidine, classified under HTS 2922.50.3500 as per additional U.S. note 3 to section VI for certain pharmaceutical intermediates. It features an amino group and ether oxygen function on an aromatic ring, fitting the chapter's criteria for oxygen-function amino-compounds.
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
• Verify inclusion in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI via CBP rulings; provide chemical purity certificates and SDS for customs clearance
• Avoid misclassification as finished pharmaceutical under Chapter 30 by emphasizing intermediate status