CLA-2-30:RR:NC:2:238 A89446
Robert H. Schor, Esq.
Barnes, Richardson & Colburn
475 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10016
RE: The tariff classification of Monurol® (Fosfomycin tromethamine,
CAS-78964-85-9), imported in single-dose, sealed-foil sachets, from Switzerland
Dear Mr. Schor:
In your letter dated November 12, 1996, on behalf of your client, Forest
Laboratories, Inc., you requested a tariff classification ruling.
The subject product consists of single-dose, sealed-foil sachets containing
Monurol®, in powder form, which is the trade name for Fosfomycin tromethamine,
an antibiotic used as an antibacterial drug.
The applicable subheading for the subject product will be 3004.20.0060,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for:
"Medicaments ... consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or
prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail
sale: Containing other antibiotics: Other: Other." The rate of duty will be
free.
This merchandise may be subject to the requirements of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which is administered by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration. You may contact them at 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
20857, telephone number (301) 443-6553.
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 Cornelius Reilly at 212-466-5770.
Sincerely,
Roger J. Silvestri
Director
National Commodity
Specialist Division