Mepivacaine Hydrochloride from China
Mepivacaine hydrochloride is an amide-type local anesthetic for infiltration and nerve block anesthesia. Classified in HTS 2924.29.71.00 as an aromatic cyclic amide product described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI. Meets criteria for separate chemically defined compounds.
Duty Rate — China → United States
31.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide batch-specific HPLC chromatograms confirming single impurity <0.1%
• Declare as 'not for direct patient administration' to maintain API classification
• Use nitrogen-flushed packaging to prevent oxidative degradation