Sulfamethazine from Japan
Sulfamethazine is a sulfonamide antibiotic with a heterocyclic pyrimidine ring, used in veterinary medicine for bacterial infections in livestock. Classified under HTS 2933.59.36.00 due to its aromatic structure and role as an anti-infective agent per chapter notes on nitrogen hetero-atom compounds. It qualifies as a separate chemically defined organic compound.
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
• Include veterinary drug import permit from USDA; test for residue limits if for food animals; document aromatic modification to prevent reclassification