Analysis
HTS 2922.50.14 covers cardiovascular drugs under heading 2922 (oxygen-function amino-compounds).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2922.50.13 (isoetharine hydrochloride; Isoxsuprine hydrochloride; Nylidrin…) at duty-free, a difference of 6.5 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 6.5% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 29 (83rd percentile of 1050 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $650 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 6.5%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325412 (Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing), an industry of 1,436 US establishments employing 170,029 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2922.50.07 | 3,4-Diaminophenetole dihydrogen sulfate; 2-Nitro-5-[(2,3-dihydroxy) propoxy]-N- methyl aniline; 2-Nitro-5-(2-hydroxy ethoxy)-N-methyl aniline; 4-(2-Hydroethoxy)-1,3-phenylene diamine dihydro chloride; 3-Methoxy-4-[(2-hydroxy ethyl) amino] nitro- benzene; 4-[(2-Hydroxy ethyl) amino]-3-nitro phenol; and (R)-α-Amino-4-hydroxy benzene acetic acid (d(-)-p-Hydroxy phenyl glycine) | Free |
| 2922.50.10 | dl-3-(3,4-Di hydroxy phenyl) alanine;N-Ethyl-N-(2-methoxy carbonyl ethyl) aniline;dl-Phenyl ephrine base; and Carbonic acid, methyl ester, diester with 2,2'-(m-tolyl amino) diethanol (Toluidine carbonate) | 5.8% |
| 2922.50.11 | Salts of d(-)-p-Hydroxyphenylglycine ((R)- α-Amino-4-hydroxybenzeneacetic acid) | 6.5% |
| 2922.50.13 | Isoetharine hydrochloride; Isoxsuprine hydrochloride; Nylidrin hydrochloride; Phenylephrine hydrochloride; Salbutamol (Albuterol); and Terbutaline sulfate | Free |
| 2922.50.17 | Dermatological agents and local anesthetics | 6.5% |
| 2922.50.19 | Guaiacol derivatives | 6.5% |
| 2922.50.25 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2922.50.35 | Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI | 6.5% |
| 2922.50.40 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 2922.50.50 | Amino-alcohol-phenols, amino-acid-phenols and other amino-compounds with oxygen function: other | 6.5% |