HS Code for Pre-workout: 2106.90.98

Classification Notes

Pre-workout supplements (C4 Original, Ghost Legend, Bucked Up, Total War, Pre Jym, Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Pre, Cellucor C4 Ultimate, Transparent Labs Bulk, Legion Pulse) — multi-ingredient powders containing caffeine, beta-alanine, L-citrulline, creatine, taurine, betaine, tyrosine, and similar ergogenic actives — are classified under 2106.90.98 when put up for retail sale as dietary supplements. The classification holds regardless of whether the product is stim-based (caffeine + DMAE / theobromine) or non-stim (citrulline malate + beta-alanine without caffeine). Single-ingredient sports nutrition powders follow the same heading: pure beta-alanine retail powder is 2106.90.98; pure L-citrulline retail powder is 2106.90.98. Bulk caffeine anhydrous in industrial packaging is 2939.30 (caffeine and its salts). Pre-workout in capsule / tablet / pill form remains 2106.90.98. Ready-to-drink (RTD) pre-workout cans are 2202.99 (non-alcoholic beverages, n.e.s.) — different chapter. The presence of creatine does not move pre-workout out of 2106 — creatine retail supplements are 2106.90.98 (see creatine monohydrate page). Synephrine, yohimbine, and DMHA-containing pre-workouts: same HS heading; regulatory acceptance varies by market. EU Novel Food Regulation may restrict certain ingredients (e.g. higenamine, deer antler velvet) — check destination Novel Food list. US FDA: dietary supplements under DSHEA, but caffeine content over 200 mg/serving may attract FDA review. WADA-banned substances (e.g. higenamine for athletes) do not change HS classification but should not be marketed as 'safe for sport.' Section 301: most pre-workout actives produced in China — Chinese-origin pre-workouts attract Section 301 List 3/4A duties on top of MFN.