Prilocaine Hydrochloride from Mexico
Prilocaine hydrochloride is an ortho-toluidine derivative with amino and amide oxygen functions, classified as an aromatic oxygen-function amino-compound under HTS 2922.50.3500 per additional note 3. Used primarily as a local anesthetic base.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
100%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6093.5%Pharmaceuticals Annex IV: 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
• Provide REACH-like safety data sheets; confirm not a controlled substance via DEA list
• Pitfall: misdeclaring as mixture if solvated, triggering note exclusions