Double-Blinded Sugar Powder Sachets for Vaccine Study from China
Powder sachets with over 10% sugar by dry weight serving as placebos in double-blinded vaccine efficacy trials, reconstituted for oral administration. Classified under 3006.93.20.00 per note 4(e).
Duty Rate — China → United States
107.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6089.6%Except as provided in heading 9903.04.61, patented pharmaceutical articles as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (d) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Register with CBER for vaccine-related trial imports
• Seal sachets in nitrogen-flushed packs to maintain blinding integrity
• Declare total kit contents if multiple placebo types included