Ritodrine Hydrochloride from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
110%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6093.5%Except as provided in heading 9903.04.61, patented pharmaceutical articles as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (d) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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