Fomepizole API from China
Fomepizole is an antidote for ethylene glycol/methanol poisoning, featuring a simple 4-methylpyrazole structure. Classified under HTS 2933.19.4500 as a pyrazole ring drug for emergency medical use. Provided as sterile injectable-grade API.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide emergency use authorization docs and endotoxin testing for injectable API
• Ensure CoA specifies 4-methyl-1H-pyrazole identity via NMR/IR spectroscopy
• Avoid bulk chemical classification; therapeutic claims trigger drug-specific .4500 subheading