3004.50.20

Analysis

HTS 3004.50.20 covers containing vitamins synthesized wholly or in part from aromatic or modified aromatic industrial organic compounds: vitamin B12 under heading 3004 (medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or…).

Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 93% of the 58 tariff lines in chapter 30. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.

The other lines in the same group are 3004.50.10 (containing vitamins synthesized wholly or in part from…, duty-free), 3004.50.30 (containing vitamins synthesized wholly or in part from…, duty-free), 3004.50.40 (containing vitamins synthesized wholly or in part from…, duty-free) and 3004.50.50 (other, containing vitamins or other products of heading…, duty-free).

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325412 (Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing), an industry of 1,436 US establishments employing 170,029 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.

All 4 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.