U.S. imports of Heterocyclic Compounds with Phenothiazine Ring System (SITC 51578) totaled $1.0M in August 2026, imported from 12 countries.
Importers of Heterocyclic Compounds with Phenothiazine Ring System paid $1K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 0.12% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataPhenothiazine ring-system compounds — tricyclic structures containing both sulfur and nitrogen heteroatoms — are the chemical backbone of a historically important class of antipsychotic drugs, including chlorpromazine and thioridazine, as well as veterinary antiparasitic agents and industrial antioxidants. The 'not further fused' qualifier limits this subheading to the core phenothiazine tricycle; compounds where additional rings are appended to that system fall outside the category. Despite the decline of first-generation phenothiazine antipsychotics in clinical practice, the scaffold remains relevant in agrochemical and materials chemistry.
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15 import shipments a month
Phenothiazine is specifically a tricyclic system with two benzene rings bridged by both a sulfur atom and a nitrogen atom. Other sulfur-containing heterocyclics — such as thiophene (monocyclic) or thioxanthene (no nitrogen) — classify under different headings. The presence of both S and N within the same fused tricyclic core is the defining structural feature.
Phenothiazine itself is used as a polymerization inhibitor in the production of vinyl monomers such as styrene and acrylic acid, and as an antioxidant additive in lubricants and rubber. These industrial applications make it a dual-use chemical traded by both the chemical process industry and pharmaceutical supply chains.
Basic heading 396 of 465 in section 5
Basic heading 51578 · $1.0M of $27.5B
Imports · August 2026
origin
Germany and China together supply 94% of it. France pays 10.0% duty; China 0.0%.
customs district
Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
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Census does not publish state detail for this classification system.
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Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
ImportsExports
Imports
$1.0MYoY · free account
Exports
$38KYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $12.5M of Heterocyclic Compounds with Phenothiazine Ring System and exported $1.3M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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