Choline Acetylsalicylate from Japan
A soluble salt form of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) with choline, used in effervescent analgesic tablets for faster absorption. HTS 2923.10.00.00 applies as the choline salt per note (C)(2), classifying with the base occurring later in chapter order.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
23.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211.3%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
• Provide comparative dissolution data to justify pharmaceutical salt status versus bulk aspirin
• Ensure GMP certification for intermediates destined for US drug manufacturing
• Avoid dosage form packaging that triggers higher Chapter 30 medicaments classification