Rabeprazole Sodium API from Japan
Rabeprazole sodium, a proton pump inhibitor for GERD treatment, features a substituted 2-pyridylmethylsulfinyl benzimidazole but retains pyrazole classification under HTS 2933.19.3500 when pyrazole motif dominates. Imported for tablet production.
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
• Include sulfinyl group chirality data and sodium content verification
• Provide comparative dissolution profiles vs
• Aciphex reference
• Document excipient-free status to maintain Chapter 29 classification