Promethazine Hydrochloride USP from Japan
Promethazine hydrochloride is a phenothiazine derivative used as an antihistamine, antiemetic, and sedative, containing a phenothiazine ring-system. It falls under HTS 2934.30.43.00 as a specific product listed in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI for nucleic acids, salts, or other heterocyclic compounds with this ring structure. This classification applies to its chemically defined heterocyclic nature without further fusion.
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
• Verify purity certificates and USP compliance documentation to meet FDA import requirements; declare exact chemical composition to avoid reclassification; check for additional note 3 restrictions under Section VI