Tebuconazole from Japan
Tebuconazole is a systemic triazole fungicide with a 1,2,4-triazole heterocyclic ring used in agriculture for cereal crops and turf protection against fungal diseases. Classified under HTS 2934.99.18.00 as an aromatic or modified aromatic heterocyclic pesticide, it contains the characteristic nitrogen heterocyclic structure defined in Chapter 29 notes. The pure technical grade (>95% purity) qualifies as a separate chemically defined compound.
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
• EPA registration number must appear on commercial invoice; unregistered imports face seizure
• Provide HPLC purity analysis certificate; impurities >2% may trigger reclassification
• Declare as 'technical grade pesticide active ingredient' to avoid bulk chemical treatment under 28xx