Oat Flour Nutritional Blinded Kit Pouches from Japan
Pouches of oat flour-dominant mix in blinded clinical trial kits for cholesterol studies, starch/foodstuff predominant in measured doses. HTS 3006.93.50.00 applies per Chapter 30 note 6(e) for such placebos.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Include double-blinded protocol evidence to distinguish from single-arm studies
• Prevent aggregation with active arms to avoid 3004 medley classification
• Document nutritional vs. therapeutic intent clearly in entries