Sulfadimidine BP Veterinary Grade from Japan
Sulfadimidine (alternative name for sulfamethazine) meeting British Pharmacopoeia standards, imported as white crystalline powder for poultry coccidiosis and bacterial infections treatment. Falls under HTS 2935.90.30.00 as the sulfonamide drug sulfamethazine, an anti-infective agent per the tariff description and Chapter 29 chemical definition. Commonly used in drinking water medication systems for broiler chickens.
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
• Provide BP/USP equivalence documentation and veterinary drug residue tolerance data; declare exact batch purity to comply with FDA import alerts
• Pitfall: Incorrectly listing as 'sulfadiazine' (different molecule) causes reclassification and penalties