Glipizide Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient from Japan
Glipizide is an aromatic imine-function compound used as the active ingredient in oral antidiabetic medications for type 2 diabetes treatment. It falls under HTS 2925.29.20.00 as a drug classified among aromatic imines and their derivatives. This bulk API is imported for pharmaceutical formulation into tablets.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%Pharmaceuticals: patented pharma from JP/EU/KR/CH/LI — 15% floor rate
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Obtain FDA Drug Master File (DMF) and ensure Certificate of Analysis meets USP standards
• Provide detailed impurity profile and stability data required for API drug imports
• Verify aromatic imine structure classification to avoid reclassification under 2933 headings