Potato-Based Pregel Starch for Pharmaceutical Capsules from China
Pregelatinized potato dextrin used as a filler and disintegrant in tablet formulations, under HTS 3505.10.0015 for potato-derived modified starches. It aids rapid dissolution in pharma applications. Excluded from Chapter 30 medicaments as it's a raw starch derivative.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Supply USP/NF certificates confirming pharma grade and potato origin for seamless clearance
• File FDA Drug Establishment Registration if used in finished drugs to preempt holds