2(3H)-Furanone Dihydro from Japan
Dihydro-2(3H)-furanone (gamma-butyrolactone alternative name) is a five-membered lactone oxygen heterocycle under HTS 2932.99.70.00. Pharmaceutical intermediate and solvent.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
21%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%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
• Pharma intermediate; Drug Master File (DMF) reference recommended
• Lactone ring opening sensitivity; purity >99.5% typically required
• Controlled precursor monitoring for some applications