Metronidazole USP from China
Metronidazole is a synthetic nitroimidazole derivative used primarily as an antibiotic for treating anaerobic bacterial and protozoal infections. It contains an unfused imidazole ring in its structure, qualifying it under HTS 2933.29.90.00 as a heterocyclic compound with nitrogen hetero-atoms only, specifically other unfused imidazole ring compounds.
Duty Rate — China → United States
137.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6093.5%Except as provided in heading 9903.04.61, patented pharmaceutical articles as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (d) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Provide Certificate of Analysis (COA) confirming purity meets USP standards and imidazole structure verification
• Comply with FDA import requirements including Drug Master File registration for active pharmaceutical ingredients
• Avoid misclassification as finished dosage forms which fall under Chapter 30