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HTS 2939Chapter 29

HTS 2939Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Organic Chemicals · 1 pending regulation · 15 court cases · $24.0M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$24.0M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

HIGH

0 rulings — · 1 reg · 9 CIT, 6 CAFC

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, Federal Register, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-29 · Updates monthly

Active DisputesRecent court cases or pending regulations affect this code
Regulatory Pressure

This code has elevated regulatory activity — 0 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 1 pending Federal Register actions, and 15 CIT/CAFC cases.

Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

Trade Remedy

Additional Tariffs Apply

Section 301 — China Tariffs+25%

List 2 — ~$16B of Chinese goods (semiconductors, chemicals, plastics)

Active — 7.5%–25% additional duties on Chinese-origin goods across four tranches (Lists 1–4A), with higher 2024/2025 increases on targeted product categories.

Effective 2018-07-06

These additional tariffs apply on top of the general duty rate. View full trade remedy tracker →

Subheadings (26)

CodeDescriptionRate
2939.11.00.00Concentrates of poppy straw; buprenorphine (INN); codeine, dihydrocodeine (INN), ethylmorphine, etorphine (INN), heroin, hydrocodone (INN), hydromorphone (INN), morphine, nicomorphine (INN), oxycodone (INN), oxymorphone (INN), pholcodine (INN), thebacon (INN) and thebaine; salts thereofFree
2939.19Other:
2939.19.10.00Papaverine and its saltsFree
2939.19.20.00SyntheticFree
2939.19.50.00OtherFree
2939.20.00Alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereofFree
2939.20.00.10Quinine and its salts
2939.20.00.50Other
2939.30.00.00Caffeine and its saltsFree
2939.41.00.00Ephedrine and its saltsFree
2939.42.00.00Pseudoephedrine (INN) and its saltsFree
2939.43.00.00Cathine (INN) and its saltsFree
2939.44.00.00Norephedrine and its saltsFree
2939.45.00.00Levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (INN), metamfetamine racemate and their saltsFree
2939.49.03.00OtherFree
2939.51.00.00Fenetylline (INN) and its saltsFree
2939.59.00.00OtherFree
2939.61.00.00Ergometrine and its saltsFree
2939.62.00.00Ergotamine and its saltsFree
2939.63.00.00Lysergic acid and its saltsFree
2939.69.00.00OtherFree
2939.72.00.00Cocaine, ecgonine; salts, esters and other derivatives thereofFree
2939.79.00.00OtherFree
2939.80.00Other6.5%
2939.80.00.10Saxitoxin
2939.80.00.50Other

Federal Register (1)

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (15)

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Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

2939110000Schedule B

CONCENTRATES OF POPPY STRAW; BUPRENORPHINE (INN) CODEINE, DIHYDROCODEINE (INN), ETHYLMORPHINE (INN), ETORPHINE (INN), HEROIN, HYDROCOCDONE (INN), ETC.

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

2937.29.90.952939.11.00.00