P-Aminobenzoic Acid (PABA, Vitamin Bx) from Canada
PABA, historically Vitamin Bx, used in sunscreen formulations and B-complex precursors. Unmixed form under HTS 2936.29.5050 as 'other' vitamin derivative.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
100%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.60100%Pharmaceuticals Annex IV: patented pharma articles — 100% floor rate
9903.05.860%Universal product exemption (U.S. note 52(b))
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Provide sunscreen monograph compliance for cosmetic import approvals
• Distinguish from dye intermediates with vitamin efficacy documentation
• Heavy metal limits stricter for vitamin vs industrial chemical grades