Lidocaine Hydrochloride from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
110%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6093.5%Except as provided in heading 9903.04.61, patented pharmaceutical articles as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (d) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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