Oxomemazine Base from Japan
Oxomemazine, a phenothiazine antihistamine with sedative properties, imported as free base API. Classified in HTS 2934.30.27.00 as chemically defined non-antipsychotic phenothiazine.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.5%Pharmaceuticals: patented pharma from JP/EU/KR/CH/LI — 15% floor rate
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Verify free base vs salt form with pKa/solubility data for accurate chemical definition
• Include stability studies proving non-degradation of phenothiazine ring per Chapter 29
• Document EU vs US pharmacopeia equivalence for multinational imports