Sulfamethazine Base Powder USP from Japan
Pharmaceutical grade sulfamethazine base powder meeting USP standards for purity, used in compounding veterinary medications against respiratory and enteric bacterial infections in swine and cattle. Classified under HTS 2935.90.30.00 as the specific sulfonamide anti-infective agent sulfamethazine per Chapter 29 notes for separate chemically defined compounds. Typically imported in 25kg drums for further formulation.
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
• Include FDA Drug Master File reference and third-party lab testing for identity/potency; use tamper-evident packaging to prevent contamination claims at customs
• Avoid common error: declaring without CAS number (57-68-1), causing delays in verification