Paroxetine Hydrochloride from Japan
Paroxetine HCl, an antidepressant SSRI with a piperidine fused to tetrahydronaphthalene ring system (nitrogen hetero-atom only). Classified in 2933.99.8290 as other aromatic/modified aromatic heterocyclic compounds with N hetero-atoms. Bulk API for pharmaceutical manufacture.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Submit FDA Drug Master File (DMF) and provide GMP manufacturing certificates
• Include polymorphic form specification in documentation
• Ensure chiral purity documentation for single enantiomer products