Ketoconazole USP from Japan
Ketoconazole, a synthetic imidazole antifungal drug classified under HTS 2933.29.4500, contains an unfused imidazole ring critical to its mechanism. Used systemically for serious fungal infections and topically for dandruff/seborrheic dermatitis.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
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
9903.05.900%Articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include hepatotoxicity risk assessment data; FDA heightened scrutiny post-market withdrawals
• Particle size distribution critical for bioavailability; provide laser diffraction analysis
• Genotoxic impurity limits (<1.5 ppm hydrazine) strictly enforced at entry