Mepivacaine Hydrochloride from Mexico
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 — 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
• 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