Rice Flour Blinded Trial Nutritional Shake Mix from China
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).
Duty Rate — China → United States
13.9%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• 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