Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1) from Japan
Thiamine hydrochloride contains a substituted pyrimidine-thiazolium structure with an unfused thiazole ring, classified as a vitamin but chemically under thiazole compounds in HTS 2934.10.90.00. This subheading captures complex thiazoles used primarily as pharmaceuticals, consistent with Chapter 29's precedence for heterocyclic classification.
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
• Include USP/NF certificate of analysis confirming pharmaceutical grade specifications
• Pre-register with FDA for bulk vitamin actives; provide DMF reference if available
• Label shipments clearly as 'Pharmaceutical Intermediate - Not for Direct Human Consumption' to avoid drug classification