Corn Starch Dominant Placebo Bar for Trials from Germany
Chewable bar made primarily from corn starch and nutritional foodstuffs as a placebo in weight-loss clinical studies, in measured 50g doses. Under HTS 3006.93.50.00 for clinical trial placebos with starch predominance by weight, per Chapter 30 note 6(e).
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.628.6%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
• Declare as 'clinical trial placebo - starch based' with weight breakdown certificates to affirm foodstuff predominance
• Ensure no hormone/spermicide additives, as those go to 3006.60 per note 6(h)
• Use tamper-evident trial packaging to prevent confusion with retail nutrition bars