Blinded Antidepressant Placebo Tablets with Sertraline from Japan
Sugar-based placebo tablets identical to sertraline antidepressant pills, packaged together in kits for depression treatment clinical trials. This fits HTS 3006.93.10.00 for blinded clinical trial placebos in measured doses with medicinal preparations.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6215%Patented pharmaceutical articles that are the product of Japan, of a European Union member country, of South Korea, of Switzerland, or of Liechtenstein as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (f) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide evidence of trial randomization and blinding protocols to justify 3006 classification
• Declare total kit value accurately, separating placebo and medicinal components for duty calculation
• Watch for re-export requirements in trial protocols to manage bonded warehouse use