D-Erythronolactone from Japan
D-Erythronolactone is a four-carbon sugar lactone with five-membered oxygen ring, under HTS 2932.20.50.50. Used in carbohydrate chemistry and as chiral building block.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
23.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211.3%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Optical rotation specification confirms D-isomer vs L-isomer classification
• Research chemical exemption may apply; include institutional end-user certificates
• HPLC purity certificate prevents mixture classification issues