Tolmetin Free Acid from Japan
Tolmetin in its free acid form, a pyrrole-acetic acid derivative serving as the base compound for NSAID synthesis and direct therapeutic use as an anti-inflammatory analgesic. This aromatic heterocyclic compound is explicitly listed under HTS 2933.99.5510 for drugs affecting the CNS. Bulk imported for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
21%
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
9903.05.4912.5%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
• Provide pharmacopeial references (e.g
• USP monograph) in import docs; ensure proper labeling as 'for manufacturing use only'; check for DEA scheduling (not controlled but verify)