Fluoxetine Hydrochloride from Germany
Fluoxetine hydrochloride is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used primarily as an antidepressant for treating major depressive disorder and anxiety. It contains a piperazine ring in its structure, classifying it under HTS 2933.59.46.00 as a psychotherapeutic agent with nitrogen hetero-atoms in a heterocyclic compound.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Obtain FDA approval and Drug Master File (DMF) prior to import; ensure API purity certificates meet USP standards
• Provide detailed chemical analysis and therapeutic equivalence data to CBP for verification as psychotherapeutic agent
• Avoid misclassification as general heterocyclic by emphasizing antidepressant indications in documentation