3004.49.00.40 - Other

This HTS category, 3004.49.00.40, encompasses medicaments containing alkaloids or their derivatives that primarily affect the central nervous system. These are distinct from other medicaments within heading 3004.49 that are specifically classified as anticonvulsants, hypnotics, sedatives (3004.49.00.20) or as antidepressants, tranquilizers, and other psychotherapeutic agents (3004.49.00.30). This residual classification applies to central nervous system-acting medicaments containing alkaloids or their derivatives that do not fall into those more specific sibling categories.

Classification within this code requires careful consideration of the medicament's primary therapeutic action on the central nervous system and its constituent alkaloid-based active ingredients. The medicaments covered are those prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, presented in measured doses or packings for retail sale. Examples might include certain analgesics or antiemetics with central nervous system effects that utilize alkaloid derivatives, provided they are not specifically enumerated within the preceding sibling categories. As a leaf node, this classification does not have further subdivisions, making precise identification based on the defined scope critical.