Mefloquine Hydrochloride from Japan
Mefloquine hydrochloride is a 4-quinoline methanol derivative used for malaria prophylaxis, featuring the required quinoline ring system. Falls under HTS 2933.49.26.00 as a specified drug. Bulk API imported for military and travel medicine applications.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
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
9903.05.900%Articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include neuropsychiatric risk warnings in SDS for customs and FDA review
• Certify compliance with WHO Model List of Essential Medicines specifications
• Ship in industrial packaging only to avoid retail medicaments classification