Fomepizole API from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6211.3%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
• 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