Nicotine Bitartrate from Germany
Nicotine bitartrate is a salt of nicotine, featuring a pyridine ring (isoquinoline-related) used in smoking cessation therapies. Though Chapter 29 excludes some, this synthetic form qualifies under HTS 2933.49.60.00 per additional U.S. note 3 for specific quinoline/isoquinoline compounds. Salts follow parent classification.
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
• Declare DEA controlled substance status if applicable; ensure child-resistant packaging compliance; verify not classified as tobacco extract