Nicotine Bitartrate Dihydrate from Canada

Nicotine bitartrate dihydrate is a salt of nicotine, a pyridine-containing alkaloid, used in smoking cessation therapies and as an agricultural pesticide. It falls under HTS 2933.39.61.91 as a heterocyclic compound with an unfused pyridine ring, specified in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI for controlled chemical substances. The product is a chemically defined organic compound meeting chapter 29 requirements.

Duty Rate — Canada → United States

6.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Obtain DEA registration and verify if classified as List I chemical requiring import permit and declaration

Provide certificate of analysis confirming purity and identity as chemically defined pyridine derivative

Avoid misclassification as finished pharmaceutical by ensuring import as bulk API, not formulated dosage form