Cefixime Trihydrate from Mexico
Cefixime is third-generation cephalosporin with modified aromatic structure for broad-spectrum bacterial coverage. HTS 2941.90.30.00 applies to bulk trihydrate powder as chemically defined aromatic antibiotic. Excluded from Chapter 30 as unfinished API.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
100%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.60100%Except as provided in heading 9903.04.61, patented pharmaceutical articles as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (d) 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
• Provide water content analysis (11-14% for trihydrate) for proper identification
• Use desiccant packs in all packaging to maintain crystal form
• Reference WHO prequalified status if applicable for faster clearance