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1905.90.90/Empty Gelatin Capsules/Mexico

Empty Gelatin Capsules from Mexico

Hollow, bakeable capsules made from gelatin suitable for pharmaceutical filling, but classified here pre-use. HTS 1905.90.90 covers empty capsules of a kind for pharma use as other bakers' wares. Distinguished from non-pharma by size and pharma compliance.

Duty Rate — Mexico → United States

4.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.870%Universal product exemption, description-limited (U.S. note 52(c))
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Import Tips

• Certify USP-grade gelatin and pharma suitability; size 00-4 common

• Sterility docs needed for FDA entry

• Avoid mixing with filled capsules under Chapter 30

Empty Gelatin Capsules from Mexico — Import Duty Rate | HTS 1905.90.90