Famotidine from Japan
Famotidine, an H2-receptor antagonist, contains a thiazole ring linked to guanidine and imidazole moieties in its aromatic heterocyclic structure. Classified under HTS 2934.10.20.00 as the principal thiazole component per numerical order rule. Used in ulcer treatment pharmaceuticals.
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 synthetic pathway documentation showing thiazole as key intermediate
• US Pharmacopeia reference standard certificate supports purity classification
• Distinguish from multi-component mixtures via quantitative HPLC analysis