2935.90.30.00/Sulfamethazine Sodium Salt/Japan

Sulfamethazine Sodium Salt from Japan

Sulfamethazine sodium is the sodium salt form of sulfamethazine, a synthetic sulfonamide antibiotic used primarily in veterinary medicine for treating bacterial infections in livestock. It falls under HTS 2935.90.30.00 as a sulfonamide classified as an anti-infective drug, specifically sulfamethazine, meeting Chapter 29 requirements for chemically defined organic compounds with sulfur directly linked to carbon. This form enhances solubility for easier administration in animal feed or injections.

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

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Import Tips

• Verify FDA veterinary drug approval and provide Certificate of Analysis confirming purity >98%; ensure proper labeling as 'for veterinary use only' to avoid human drug classification

• Common pitfall: misdeclaring as generic sulfonamide without specifying sulfamethazine, leading to wrong subheading