CLA-2-30:OT:RR:E:NC:N2:238
Ms. Martha Scott
NorthStar Healthcare
3300 Cork Airport
Business Park, Kinsale Road
Cork, Ireland
RE: The tariff classification of Lamotrigine Chewable Dispersible Tablets (CAS-84057-84-1), from India
Dear Ms. Scott:
In your letter dated August 27, 2012, you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The subject product, Lamotrigine Chewable Dispersible, is a medicinal preparation in tablet form containing the active ingredient, Lamotrigine. It is an anticonvulsant drug indicated for the treatment of epilepsy, bi-polar disorders and seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. It will be imported in 2 mg, 5 mg and 25 mg dosage tablet form.
The applicable subheading for the Lamotrigine Chewable Dispersible Tablets in dosage form will be 3004.90.9130, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for "Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings for retail sale: Other: Other: Other: Medicaments primarily affecting the central nervous system: Anticonvulsants, hypnotics and sedatives." The rate of duty will be free.
Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/.
This merchandise may be subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and/or The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (The Bioterrorism Act), which are administered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Information on the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as well as The Bioterrorism Act, can be obtained by calling the FDA at 1-888-463-6332, or by visiting their website at www.fda.gov.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Judy Lee at (646) 733-3033.
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Russo
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division