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Lidocaine Hydrochloride USP from Germany

Pharmaceutical grade lidocaine hydrochloride, the salt form of diethylaminoacetoxylidide, used as a local anesthetic in medical procedures. Classified under HTS 2924.29.57.00 as an aromatic cyclic amide-function compound specifically identified as the drug lidocaine. Meets chapter 29 requirements for chemically defined organic compounds used primarily in pharmaceutical applications.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

25%

Rate breakdown

9903.04.6215%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
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Provide FDA Drug Master File and Certificate of Analysis confirming USP purity >99% to verify pharmaceutical grade classification

• Include drug-specific import permit from FDA and ensure labeling meets 21 CFR 201 for amide-function compounds

• Avoid misclassification as cosmetic ingredient; maintain documentation proving medical end-use to prevent reclassification