Sulfathiazole Sodium from Japan
Sulfathiazole sodium combines sulfonamide antibiotic with thiazole ring for broad-spectrum antibacterial activity. HTS 2935.90.4800 classification as sulfonamide anti-infective per Chapter 29 note (C)(1) for organic salts. Used historically in wound dressings and systemic infections.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
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
9903.05.900%Articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Salt bridge stability data required to confirm pharmaceutical equivalence to free base
• Avoid retail packing; bulk drums only to maintain Chapter 29 API status
• Heavy metal specs critical due to thiazole synthesis impurities