Starch-Based Clinical Trial Placebo Blister Packs from Mexico
Pregelatinized starch tablets in foil blister packs identical to antibiotic trial medication packaging. HTS 3006.93.80.00 for placebos containing other chemicals in measured doses.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
100%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6095%Pharmaceuticals Annex IV: patented pharma articles — 100% floor rate
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Blister integrity testing certificates
• Matching dissolution profiles documentation
• Avoid generic starch labeling that suggests food use