Returned US-Made Metformin 500mg Tablets from Japan
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 — 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
• 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