Quinine Hydrochloride Dihydrate from Japan
Quinine hydrochloride dihydrate is a salt of the quinoline alkaloid quinine, used in antimalarial treatments and tonic water production. Classified under HTS 2933.49.70.00 as a quinoline ring-system compound with nitrogen hetero-atoms, in salt form per Chapter 29 note on organic salts. This chemically defined compound is imported for both pharmaceutical and food/beverage applications.
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
• Dual FDA/TTB approval needed for pharma vs. food use; declare intended end-use to prevent misclassification
• Include salt formation details and water content in CoA; customs verifies against Chapter 29 salt classification rules