Pharmaceutical Grade Bovine Gelatin Capsules from China
Empty hard gelatin capsules made from inedible bovine gelatin, valued over 88 cents per kg, used for encapsulating powdered medications and supplements. Classified under HTS 3503.00.40.00 as inedible gelatin not prepared for therapeutic uses per chapter notes excluding chapter 30 medicaments. The high value reflects pharmaceutical purity standards.
Duty Rate — China → United States
21.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Verify gelatin source (bovine/porcine) and provide certificates of analysis for purity to avoid reclassification as edible; declare exact value per kg accurately as undervaluation triggers audits; ensure no therapeutic claims to stay out of chapter 30