3003.42.00.00 - Containing pseudoephedrine (INN) or its salts

This HTS category, 3003.42.00.00, specifically covers medicaments that contain pseudoephedrine (International Nonproprietary Name) or its salts. These are pharmaceutical preparations designed for therapeutic or prophylactic use, formulated by mixing two or more constituents. Crucially, the goods classified here are not presented in measured doses or in forms or packings ready for retail sale, distinguishing them from finished pharmaceutical products.

The defining characteristic of this category is the presence of pseudoephedrine or its salts as an active ingredient. This differentiates it from sibling categories such as 3003.41.00.00, which covers medicaments containing ephedrine or its salts, and 3003.43.00.00, which pertains to those containing norephedrine or its salts. It also stands apart from 3003.49.00.00, which serves as a residual category for other medicaments containing alkaloids or their derivatives not otherwise specified.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subcategories. Classification under 3003.42.00.00 is definitive once the presence of pseudoephedrine or its salts is confirmed and the goods meet the general criteria for medicaments not put up for retail sale. Examples would include bulk pharmaceutical ingredients or intermediate mixtures intended for further processing into finished pharmaceutical products for cough, cold, or allergy relief.