Indole-3-Carbaldehyde from Japan
Indole-3-carbaldehyde, a bicyclic benzopyrrole with aldehyde substitution, used in perfume and pharma synthesis. HTS 2933.99.9701 as other nitrogen heterocycles; aldehyde function doesn't override per classification notes.
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
• GC purity >95% required; lower grades considered mixtures
• IFRA compliance for fragrance use; avoid cosmetic misdeclaration
• Aldehyde stabilizers must meet Chapter note (g) identifiability criteria