Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) from Japan
Paracetamol is an aromatic amino-compound with oxygen function, specifically a para-aminophenol derivative used as an analgesic and antipyretic. It falls under HTS 2922.50.4000 as an 'other' aromatic amino-alcohol-phenol or amino-acid-phenol with oxygen function. This chemically defined organic compound matches Chapter 29 note (a) for separate organic 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 purity certificates as impurities affect classification under Chapter 29 note (a); ensure REACH/ TSCA compliance for chemical imports; avoid misclassification as finished drugs under Chapter 30