Certified FD&C Red 40 for Pharmaceuticals from Japan
Pharmaceutical-grade FD&C Red 40 (CAS 25956-17-6) meeting USP/NF standards with heavy metal limits <10ppm, used in tablets and syrups. Specifically classified under 3204.12.50.10 due to CAS identification within synthetic organic acid dyes. Purity certificate required for drug master files.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
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
• Provide Certificate of Analysis showing USP compliance and batch-specific heavy metals/arsenic testing
• Register with FDA Color Certification program; mislabeling purity leads to detention