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Nicotine Bitartrate Dihydrate USP from Japan

Nicotine bitartrate, the dihydrate salt of pyridine/pyrrolidine alkaloid nicotine, qualifies as a heterocyclic nitrogen drug under HTS 2933.99.90.00. Used in smoking cessation therapies and imported as purified API.

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

Obtain FDA tobacco product authorization or NDC for import

Include enantiomeric purity certificate (S)-nicotine

Declare as 'not for recreational use' to avoid excise taxes