CLA-2-30:OT:RR:NC:2:238
Ms. Cristina Tuccillo
Abcam plc
330 Cambridge Science Park
Cambridge, CB4 0FL
UNITED KINGDOM
RE: The tariff classification of Anti-Actin antibody [EPR16769] ab179467, from China
Dear Ms. Tuccillo:
In your letter dated June 2, 2015, you requested a tariff classification ruling. Technical information including a data sheet was included with your request.
The subject product, Anti-Actin antibody [EPR16769] ab179467, is a purified rabbit monoclonal antibody. According to the data sheet, the monoclonal antibody is put up in in a storage buffer solution containing 0.01% sodium azide, as a preservative, phosphate buffer saline (PBS), glycerol and bovine serum albumin (BSA). The monoclonal antibody will be imported in 40 or 100 microlitres units at a concentration of 0.698 mg/mL. You indicated that this product will be used for in-vitro life science research purposes only and that it will be imported directly for retail sale to your customers.
The applicable subheading for the Anti-Actin antibody [EPR16769] ab179467 will be 3002.10.0290, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for “Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: Antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes: Other.” 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 rules and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, located at 1600 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30333. You may contact them, by telephone, at: (404) 639-3534 / (800) 311-3435.
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 [email protected].
Sincerely,
Gwenn Klein Kirschner
Director
National Commodity Specialist Division