Thioridazine Hydrochloride from China
Thioridazine hydrochloride, a piperidine phenothiazine, treats schizophrenia with antipsychotic properties. The unfused phenothiazine ring-system defines its placement in HTS 2934.30.5000 as other such heterocyclic compounds.
Duty Rate — China → United States
112.5%
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
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Comply with DEA schedules for phenothiazine imports; maintain chain-of-custody records
• Declare salt form explicitly with molecular formula to match heading notes on salts (note 3(C))
• Avoid misclassification by providing NMR spectra confirming ring structure