Meclizine Hydrochloride from Japan
Meclizine hydrochloride is a piperazine antihistamine primarily indicated for motion sickness prevention and vertigo treatment. Its modified aromatic structure with piperazine qualifies for HTS 2933.59.21.00 as an anti-nauseant drug. Chapter notes support classification of such chemically defined pharmaceuticals.
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
• Provide NMR spectra confirming piperazine ring; avoid retail packing implying Chapter 32/38 exclusions
• Pitfall: salt form misdeclared as base—use note C(1) for salts
• FDA DMF registration required