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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%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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