HTS tariff line · chapter 30
3006.93.80
Placebos and clinical trial kits containing other chemicals other than medicaments
Analysis
HTS 3006.93.80 covers placebos and clinical trial kits containing other chemicals other than medicaments under heading 3006 (pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.4%. Compared with 3006.93.10 (packaged with medicinal preparations), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 5 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 5% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 30 (97th percentile of 58 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $500 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 14 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 5%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 5.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3006.93.10 | Packaged with medicinal preparations | Free |
| 3006.93.20 | Containing over 10 percent by dry weight of sugar | 40¢/kg + 10.4% |
| 3006.93.50 | Containing ingredients having nutritional value, in which starch or other foodstuff predominates by weight | 6.4% |
| 3006.93.60 | In liquid form for oral intake | 0.2¢/liter |