Diphenoxylate Hydrochloride USP from Japan
Diphenoxylate hydrochloride, salt of the named compound in 2933.33.01.00, features an unfused pyridine ring and is used as an antidiarrheal agent. Classified here as a separate chemically defined organic compound per Chapter 29 notes.
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
• DEA import quota approval needed; include pharmacopeial compliance documentation; watch for frequent reclassification requests by CBP