Ritodrine Hydrochloride from Japan
Ritodrine hydrochloride is a beta-adrenergic agonist containing an unfused thiazole ring, used as a tocolytic agent to prevent premature labor. Classified under HTS 2934.10.90.00 as a thiazole heterocyclic pharmaceutical intermediate or bulk active. The thiazole structure determines classification per Chapter 29 heading precedence rules.
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
• Submit FDA IND/NDA documentation for bulk pharmaceutical import authorization
• Provide chiral purity analysis (HPLC) confirming therapeutic enantiomer
• Declare as API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) on CBP entry summary