Pentoxifylline API from Japan
Pentoxifylline is a xanthine derivative used as active pharmaceutical ingredient for circulation disorders, with methylxanthine core fitting 2933 nitrogen heterocycles. U.S. note 3 designated product. Bulk API form excludes finished drugs.
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 DMF reference number and FDA drug master file status
• Include polymorph characterization to prevent patent disputes
• Comply with cGMP requirements for API importation documentation