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Returned US-Made Metformin 500mg Tablets from China

Diabetes medication metformin hydrochloride tablets exported from US for foreign hospital tender evaluation, repatriated intact within 3 years. As Chapter 30 medicinal preparation, enters duty-free under 9801.00.10.28 when proving US manufacture and no foreign processing.

Duty Rate — China → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China

Import Tips

Coordinate with US exporter for seamless documentation handoff upon reimport,Pre-clear with CBP via ACE system using 9801 classification to expedite release,Avoid splitting shipments abroad as recombination could be viewed as manufacture