4-Nitroimidazole Intermediate from Japan
Imidazole with nitro group at position 4, but primarily classified as imidazole under HTS 2933.29.60.00 per chapter notes on derivatives. Key for metronidazole antibiotic synthesis.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
27.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6215%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
• Declare nitro content but emphasize heterocyclic principal function; provide REACH/SDS for nitro compound hazards; bulk import only to stay in Chapter 29