Lidocaine Base Powder EP/BP from Mexico
European Pharmacopoeia grade pure lidocaine base (diethylaminoacetoxylidide) used in compounding pharmacies for custom anesthetic formulations. Falls under HTS 2924.29.57.00 as the specific aromatic cyclic amide drug, chemically defined per Chapter 29 note (a). Supplied as white crystalline powder for API manufacturing.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
100%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.60100%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
• Submit EP/BP Certificates of Analysis and GMP manufacturing certificates to confirm compliance with pharmacopeial standards
• Declare as 'pharmaceutical reference standard' if for quality control testing to qualify for potential duty exemptions
• Segregate from cosmetic-grade shipments; contamination with non-pharma lidocaine risks Chapter 38 reclassification