Nicotine (S)-Form from Germany
Nicotine in its natural (S)-configuration is a pyridine-piperidine alkaloid sometimes argued under quinoline-related structures, but strictly a bicyclic nitrogen heterocycle. Included in HTS 2933.49.70.00 as other nitrogen heterocyclics if not specifically excluded; primarily imported for vaping and pharmaceutical use. Chemically defined per chapter note (a).
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
• 99.5%+ purity with enantiomeric excess data required; FDA tobacco regs apply
• DEA/Form 5100 reporting for >0.5% concentrations