4-Nitroimidazole from Germany
4-Nitroimidazole serves as a synthetic intermediate for nitroimidazole antibiotics like metronidazole. Its unfused imidazole ring with nitro substitution places it under HTS 2933.29.90.00 as other nitrogen-heterocyclic compounds.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
18.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%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
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Declare nitro content and provide explosive classification test results (UN 1224 if applicable)
• Use UN-approved packaging for nitro compounds to comply with DOT hazardous materials regulations
• Verify no sulfonation present which would shift classification to different subheading