Aspartame from Mexico
Aspartame is the methyl ester of aspartyl-phenylalanine, an artificial sweetener classified as a named aromatic amide derivative under HTS 2924.29.10.00. Its dipeptide structure with amide linkage fits chapter 29's scope for cyclic amide derivatives. Widely imported for diet food and beverage formulations.
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
• Include FDA GRAS certification and batch purity analysis (≥98% L-form); label for phenylketonuria warning; check for anti-caking stabilizers per chapter note (f)