Nicotine Bitartrate Dihydrate from Germany
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 — 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
• 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