Papaverine Hydrochloride from Japan
Papaverine hydrochloride is an opium alkaloid salt used as a smooth muscle relaxant. Falls under HTS 2939.19.5000 as an unspecified opium alkaloid derivative salt, per chapter notes on organic salts classification.
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 stability data and storage requirements in shipping documents for temperature-sensitive APIs
• Cross-check against DEA quotas for legitimate medical use quantities
• Use tamper-evident packaging to meet controlled substance transport security standards