The tariff classification of a placebo from Germany
Issued April 11, 2000 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Tariff classification
HTS codes: 2106.90.9998
Headings: 2106
Product description
The product is a placebo, in tablet form, imported for experimental purposes. The placebo tablet is intended to imitate the appearance of a 100-milligram tablet of a specific nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, and is said to be composed of microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized starch, sodium starch glycolate, copovidone (a binder), talc, magnesium stearate, and colloidal silicon dioxide. The placebo contains no active drug substance.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the placebo tablets will be 2106.90.9998, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for food preparations not elsewhere specified or included…other…other…other.
Full text
NY F84592 April 11, 2000 CLA-2-21:RR:NC:2:228 F84592 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 2106.90.9998 Mr. Robert H. Schor Barnes, Richardson & Colburn 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 RE: The tariff classification of a placebo from Germany Dear Mr. Schor: In your letter dated March 15, 2000, on behalf of Forest Laboratories, New York, NY, you requested a tariff classification ruling. The product is a placebo, in tablet form, imported for experimental purposes. The placebo tablet is intended to imitate the appearance of a 100-milligram tablet of a specific nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, and is said to be composed of microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized starch, sodium starch glycolate, copovidone (a binder), talc, magnesium stearate, and colloidal silicon dioxide. The placebo contains no active drug substance. The applicable subheading for the placebo tablets will be 2106.90.9998, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for food preparations not elsewhere specified or included…other…other…other. The rate of duty will be 6.4 percent ad valorem. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Stanley Hopard at 212-637-7065. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division
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