Indoline from Japan
The fully saturated analogue of indole, explicitly listed under HTS 2933.99.1200 as a modified aromatic nitrogen heterocycle. Used as dye intermediate and pharmaceutical building block. Its bicyclic structure with nitrogen hetero-atom qualifies precisely.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
21.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.629.2%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
• Oxidation stabilizer presence must be documented
• Dye vs pharma end-use affects documentation requirements
• Dark storage/handling instructions required