Acetophenetidin (Phenacetin) Powder from Germany
Pure acetophenetidin, also known as phenacetin, is a chemically defined aromatic amide compound used historically as an analgesic and antipyretic drug. It falls under HTS 2924.29.62.20 as a cyclic amide derivative that is aromatic and classified specifically as the drug acetophenetidin. This white crystalline powder is supplied in bulk for pharmaceutical research or synthesis.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
18.5%
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
9903.05.3910%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
• Verify DEA scheduling as phenacetin is banned for human use in the US; obtain FDA import alerts clearance
• Provide chemical purity certificates and SDS for customs
• Avoid misdeclaration as general chemical to prevent seizure