3003.20.00.00 - Other, containing antibiotics

This HTS category, 3003.20.00.00, encompasses pharmaceutical preparations containing antibiotics, where the antibiotics are not penicillins, their derivatives, or streptomycins. These preparations are characterized by being mixtures of two or more constituents intended for therapeutic or prophylactic use. Crucially, they are not presented in measured doses or in forms suitable for direct retail sale to the end consumer.

The distinction of this category from its siblings lies in the specific type of active ingredient. While other categories within heading 3003 might cover preparations with penicillins, streptomycins, hormones, alkaloids, or specific antimalarial principles, this subcategory specifically addresses preparations where the primary antibiotic constituent falls outside those defined groups. For example, a mixture containing cephalosporins or macrolides as the antibiotic agent would be classified here, provided it meets the other criteria of heading 3003.

As a leaf node, 3003.20.00.00 has no further subdivisions. Classification into this category relies on identifying the presence of antibiotic agents other than those explicitly listed in sibling subheadings, and confirming that the preparation is a mixture intended for medicinal use but not yet in a finished dosage form for retail.