Procainamide Hydrochloride from China
Procainamide is an aromatic amide antiarrhythmic drug, existing as the hydrochloride salt of a cyclic amide derivative. It fits HTS 2924.29.77.90 per chapter notes classifying organic salts with the parent compound. Used primarily for cardiac rhythm treatment.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44%
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Chapter note requires classification of salts with the organic base; provide salt formation details in CoA
• Comply with USP/NF specifications for pharmaceutical imports; impurities above limits may trigger reclassification