Decoquinate USP Powder from Japan
Decoquinate is a quinoline-based coccidiostat drug explicitly listed under HTS 2933.49.20.00, used in veterinary medicine to prevent coccidiosis in poultry and cattle. As a pure heterocyclic nitrogen compound with quinoline ring, it qualifies for this specific drug subcategory in Chapter 29.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
21%
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
9903.05.4912.5%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
• Secure FDA NADA approval for veterinary drugs; provide batch certificates confirming 99.5% purity
• Label as 'For Veterinary Use Only' to prevent human drug misclassification; include withdrawal period data