Pyrimethamine Base from Germany
Pyrimethamine is a diaminopyrimidine antimalarial drug featuring a pyrimidine ring with nitrogen hetero-atoms only. Classified in HTS 2933.59.95.00 as other pyrimidine compounds, adhering to Chapter 29 for pure organic chemicals. Imported as API for tablet manufacturing.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
18.5%
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
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• WHO prequalification docs speed customs; declare exact purity percentage
• Avoid classification as pesticide (Chapter 38) despite antiparasitic use
• Bulk only; finished antimalarials go to 3004