Rice Flour Blinded Trial Nutritional Shake Mix
Powdered mix predominantly rice flour and foodstuffs for use as a placebo in nutritional intervention trials, put up in single-serve measured doses. It qualifies for HTS 3006.93.50.00 as a blinded clinical trial placebo with nutritional value where starch predominates by weight, aligning with Chapter 30 note 6(e).
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If resembling flour-based food preparations
Starch flours without clinical trial proof are Chapter 19 food products, per exclusions in Chapter 30 note (a).
If opacifying or diagnostic reagents
Trial products for X-ray or patient-administered diagnostics fall under 3006.93.10 per note 6(d), not nutritional placebos.
If for veterinary nutritional trials
Animal health nutritional placebos shift to Chapter 21 as non-human food preparations.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Include IRB approval or trial registry numbers (e.g
• ClinicalTrials.gov) in import docs to validate recognized clinical trial status
• Package in trial-specific sachets with lot numbers traceable to protocols, avoiding bulk food-like shipments
• Watch for cross-contamination with active ingredients, which could reclassify as mixed medicaments under 3004
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Starch-Based Nutritional Placebo Powder for Clinical Trials
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Maltodextrin Clinical Trial Placebo Capsules
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Corn Starch Dominant Placebo Bar for Trials
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Potato Starch Nutritional Placebo Tablets
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Wheat Flour Based Clinical Trial Placebo Sachets
Single-dose sachets of wheat flour and nutritional additives as placebos for gastrointestinal studies, with flour/starch dominating weight. Classified in HTS 3006.93.50.00 for blinded trial placebos per Chapter 30 note 6(e).
Tapioca Starch Placebo Drink Mix for Trials
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