3004.90.92.08 - Containing metronidazole or its salts

This HTS category, 3004.90.92.08, specifically classifies medicaments that contain metronidazole or its salts. Metronidazole is a well-known antibiotic and antiprotozoal medication used to treat a variety of infections, including those caused by anaerobic bacteria and certain parasites. This classification applies when metronidazole, in either its pure form or as a salt, is the active ingredient within a pharmaceutical preparation that is presented in measured doses or in retail packaging for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes.

Within the broader heading of "Medicaments... Other: Other: Other: Anti-infective medicaments: Antiprotozoals," this subheading serves as a precise designation for metronidazole-based treatments. It is distinguished from its sibling category, 3004.90.92.12, which covers "Other" antiprotozoal medicaments not specifically identified by their active ingredient in a similar manner. Therefore, if a medicament's active component is metronidazole or its salts, it will fall under 3004.90.92.08, whereas other antiprotozoal drugs would be classified under the sibling category.

As this subheading is a leaf node, it does not have further subcategories. Classification at this level is determined by the presence of metronidazole or its salts as the active pharmaceutical ingredient in a product intended for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for dispensing in measured doses or for retail sale. This specificity ensures accurate tariff application for a common and important class of anti-infective drugs.