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Transfer Pricing Inputs

Surface the arm's-length pricing range from declared API trade. The empirical benchmark documentation for intercompany API pricing across group entities.

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Example output · dasatinib API · global 2024 · 7 active suppliers · 36 trimmed shipments · arm's-length range $3,777 to $8,428
$4,886.01 USD/kg · median · the bid line
n=36 shipments · trade warehouse, last 24 months Indicative

Dasatinib API clears at $4,886/kg median with a $3,777-to-$8,428 interquartile band across 7 active suppliers. The arm's-length range is the defensible TP window: any intercompany price between p25 and p75 sits within the externally validated band. The corresponding FDF realized price on the 50mg / 60-tab pack clears at $10.65, supporting the API range with the downstream-margin coherence. The brief produces the documentation memo: API median $4,886, FDF median $10.65, embedded API per pack $14.66 (a tight conversion margin), with 7 supporting third-party observations in the year.

p25 · aggressive entry
$3,777.65
deals get done
median · the bid line
$4,886.01
where the market clears
p75 · premium
$8,428.23
likely loses
Distribution · 8 price buckets
$2,500
$3,500
$4,500
$5,500
$6,500
$7,500
$8,500
$10,000+
Arm's length p25
$3,777
Median benchmark
$4,886
Arm's length p75
$8,428
Active third-party suppliers
7
30 seconds

How it works

molecule losartan origin IN destination BR
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Pick a molecule + proposed price.

Type the API INN and the proposed intercompany price. The AI agent pulls the third-party clearance band and checks whether the proposed price sits within the defensible range.

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computed · pre-joined · anonymised
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The AI agent returns the arm's-length analysis.

p25, median, p75, and the supplier count are returned with the proposed-price chip. A chip flags 'within range' (p25 to p75) or 'outside range' (above or below) for the transfer-pricing file.

brief · cited
Lane concentration · structurally concentrated
HHI0.42
Top-3 share71%
Actionqualify second source
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Save the documentation memo.

Citation-anchored brief structured as a transfer-pricing supporting memo: the arm's-length range, the proposed price position, the supporting FDF realized price, and the trimmed shipment count as the third-party comparability anchor.

Why a tax / finance team runs it

Arm's-length documentation, third-party validated.

Third-party comparables.

The arm's-length range is built from declared third-party trade. The supplier count gives the comparability anchor: 7 third-party observations on dasatinib supports a defensible TP file.

Range-checked.

The proposed intercompany price is checked against the p25-to-p75 range. Within range: defensible. Outside range: requires either a price adjustment or a supporting argument for the deviation.

Downstream coherence.

FDF realized price provides the downstream check. A high API price requires a matching FDF margin; the brief surfaces both so the TP file is internally coherent.

Refreshes weekly.

API and FDF aggregates refresh weekly. The TP range is current; the documentation memo carries the exact computation timestamp.

What a real chat looks like

Type a price. The AI agent returns the arm's-length analysis.

A real chat thread in PharmaDB. Type a question, the AI agent runs the tools, the answer lands as a saveable note.

Transfer pricing · dasatinib API
chat · saved 2 min ago
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For dasatinib, surface the arm's-length API pricing range from declared trade.
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Running tool pharmagraph_query
molecule_api_prices ⋈ molecule_fdf_prices · dasatinib · 2024
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Dasatinib API arm's-length range from declared trade: $3,777 (p25) to $8,428 (p75), median $4,886. The range is built from 7 active third-party suppliers and 36 trimmed shipments in 2024. A proposed intercompany price of $5,000 sits within the band and is defensible for transfer-pricing documentation. The FDF realized price ($10.65 for the 50mg / 60-tab pack) provides the downstream check; the conversion math is internally coherent. Output the documentation memo at the proposed price; reference 7 third-party clearance comparables as the anchor.
Arm's length p25
$3,777
Median
$4,886
Arm's length p75
$8,428
Third-party suppliers
7
Cited molecule_api_prices 7 suppliers · 36 shipments molecule_fdf_prices 1 FDF combo molecule_catalog INN matched
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Manual workflow vs. PharmaDB.

Manual workflow
Excel · email · syndicated reports
  1. 01 Pull third-party comparable trade 1 day
  2. 02 Trim to defensible comparability set 3-4 hr
  3. 03 Compute arm's-length percentile band 1-2 hr
  4. 04 Cross-check downstream FDF price 2-3 hr
  5. 05 Draft supporting memo for TP file 1 day
Total cycle time 2 days per molecule
PharmaDB
The AI agent · one query · cited
One query.
Pre-joined warehouse. Arm's-length range, supplier count, and FDF downstream price sit at the molecule key. The AI agent returns the documentation memo with the proposed-price chip inline.
Total cycle time Under a minute
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Where the arm's-length range sits, per molecule.

Twelve molecules · 2024 arm's-length p25-to-p75 range · USD/kg · with third-party supplier count as the comparability anchor.

Sitagliptin global API
$375.00
↓ 8%
Dolutegravir global API
$400.00
↓ 6%
Sacubitril global API
$737.46
↓ 4%
Empagliflozin global API
$881.47
↑ 6%
Linagliptin global API
$888.51
↑ 9%
Apixaban global API
$2,000.00
↑ 7%
Vortioxetine global API
$3,000.00
↓ 2%
Nilotinib global API
$4,048.78
↓ 2%
Enzalutamide global API
$4,873.49
↑ 2%
Dasatinib global API
$4,886.01
↓ 3%
Palbociclib global API
$6,263.26
↑ 1%
Tofacitinib global API
$9,862.65
↓ 5%
IQR (p25–p75) Median USD/kg ↓ YoY price drop · margin pressure · ↑ YoY price rise · tighter market

The transfer-pricing input is the arm’s-length documentation lens. PharmaDB surfaces the third-party API percentile band and the supporting FDF realized price for the documentation memo. Refresh cadence is weekly.

FAQ

Frequently asked

What is arm's-length pricing?+

The price that unrelated parties would agree to under comparable conditions. OECD and most national tax authorities require intercompany pricing to fall within the defensible arm's-length range. PharmaDB builds the range from declared third-party trade as the external comparable.

What defines the defensible range?+

Tax-authority practice varies. A common standard is the interquartile range (p25 to p75) of comparable third-party transactions. Some jurisdictions accept the full range with adjustments. PharmaDB outputs both for documentation flexibility.

How many comparables does the documentation need?+

Depends on jurisdiction and the materiality of the transaction. As a rule of thumb, 5+ third-party observations on the same molecule in the same year are sufficient for most TP files. PharmaDB surfaces the count alongside; under 5, the brief flags a comparability concern.

Why does the FDF downstream price matter?+

TP authorities check the entire value chain for coherence. A high intercompany API price needs a matching downstream FDF margin to be defensible; if the FDF margin is thin, the high API price is challenged. The brief surfaces the FDF realized price for the same molecule as the downstream check.

What if the proposed price sits outside p25-p75?+

Two options. Adjust the price into range (the conservative approach). Or provide a supporting argument: the related parties bear different risks, the proposed price reflects a long-term contract, the comparability set is imperfect. The brief flags the position and prompts for the deviation argument.

How fresh is the data?+

API and FDF aggregates refresh weekly. The arm's-length range reruns on every refresh; the documentation memo carries the exact computation timestamp.

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