Clotiazepam Hydrochloride from Japan
Clotiazepam hydrochloride is the salt form of clotiazepam, a benzodiazepine anxiolytic with muscle relaxant properties. This specific salt is explicitly covered under HTS 2934.91.00.00 as listed. Imported primarily as active pharmaceutical ingredient for tablet/capsule production.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
27.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6215%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
• Submit FDA Drug Master File and import alert screening for controlled substances
• Label shipments clearly as 'pharmaceutical chemical - DEA Schedule IV' to avoid customs delays
• Verify salt form purity >99% with HPLC certificate to confirm HTS classification