Oxazole from Japan
Oxazole is a five-membered heterocyclic aromatic ring containing oxygen and nitrogen atoms. Classified under HTS 2934.99.90.01 as other heterocyclic compounds, it is used in pharmaceutical intermediates and agrochemicals.
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 ring size and heteroatom positions via FTIR spectrum in supporting docs
• Declare as UN1262 liquid if shipped in flammable solution
• Avoid retail packaging which could trigger consumer chemical classification