Teriparatide Acetate from Japan
Teriparatide acetate is a recombinant parathyroid hormone fragment (amino-acid derivative polypeptide) used primarily as an anabolic hormone for osteoporosis. HTS 2937.90.4500 covers it as a chain-modified structural analogue hormone under Chapter 29.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
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
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 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
• Include recombinant production method and sequence verification to affirm hormone classification
• Comply with biotech import permits and avoid exclusions for coordination compounds in Chapter 29
• Monitor solvent use in solutions; only transport solvents allowed without specific use adaptation