Terbacil from Japan
Terbacil is a uracil-based herbicide with a pyrimidine ring (hydrogenated form), used for weed control in sugarcane and strawberries. HTS 2933.59.1500 covers this as an aromatic or modified aromatic pesticide under pyrimidine compounds. Its selective soil-applied action fits the 'other pesticides' provision.
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
• Include phytosanitary certificates if agricultural origin suspected; label with UN 3077 for environmental hazards
• Common issue: Incorrect declaration as non-aromatic leads to audits