Phenobarbital Intermediate (5-Ethyl-5-phenylbarbituric Acid) from Japan
This barbituric acid derivative serves as key intermediate for phenobarbital synthesis, featuring ethyl and phenyl substitutions on the cyclic amide ring. HTS 2924.29.95.00 covers it as unspecified cyclic amide. DEA List I chemical.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• DEA 222 form required; chemical import license; end-user verification mandatory