Saxitoxin with Stabilizer from Japan
Saxitoxin containing added stabilizers necessary for preservation falls under HTS 2939.80.0010 per Chapter 29 note 2(f). Stabilizers don't change its nature as a chemically defined alkaloid.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
21%
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
9903.05.4912.5%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
Import Tips
• List stabilizer composition and validate as necessary for preservation only
• Ensure additives don't render product for specific use beyond Chapter 29 scope
• Batch testing certificates required for purity confirmation